Welcome to Nottingham Playcast.Join us as we go behind the scenes at Nottingham Playhouse where we chat with actors, playwrights and directors, and share new work from our Amplify Artists.
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We bring you an interview with our Artistic Director Adam Penford who is directing this years Pantomime, Dick Whittington. He shares his process as a director and gives an insight into life as the Artistic Director. Find out how he manages to do it all. The legendary Playhouse panto returns full of sparkle, excitement and fun. Our hero’s incredible…
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We bring you an interview with Adrian Scarborough./An exclusive interview with Adrian Scarborough who, alongside Sophie Thompson stars in The Clothes They Stood Up In, his adaptation of Alan Bennett’s novella. He talks about how it felt to take on such a celebrated writer’s work , and why we should all be coming to see this play. Adrian has adapted…
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Episode 53 - Stiles and Drewe - Identical
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The Playcast is back! We bring you an interview with Stiles and Drewe. Stiles and Drewe are the minds behind the music and lyrics of our new show Identical which plays at Nottingham Playhouse Tue 26 Jul – Sun 14 Aug Get your tickets here Stiles and Drewe are multi award-winning writers George Stiles & Anthony Drewe. Shows include: Identical, Becomi…
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Episode 52 - Nathaniel Price - First Touch
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The Playcast is back! We bring you an interview with Nathaniel Price. Nathaniel is the writer of First Touch which arrives at Nottingham Playhouse on Sat 7th May. Get your tickets here Nathaniel is a writer for film, television, theatre and radio. He graduated from the National Film & Television School with an MA in Screenwriting in 2016 – where he…
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Episode 51 - Caroline Bird - Red Ellen
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The Playcast is back! We return with the first episode of the season brining you an interview with Caroline Bird. Caroline is the writer of Red Ellen which arrives at Nottingham Playhouse on Weds 13th April. Get your tickets here Bio Caroline won The Forward Prize for best poetry collection in 2020. She was shortlisted for the Costa Prize 2020, the…
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Episode 50 - Rachel Bagshaw - The Amplify Podcast
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Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to…
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Episode 49 - Stewart Pringle - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 48 - Luke Barnes - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 47 - Natalie Dew - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 46 - Nancy Medina - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 45 - Natalie Ibu - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 44 - Holly Race Roughan - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 43 - Matthew Xia - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 42 - Tom Jackson Greaves - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 41 - Rebecca Gatward - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 40 - Paul Hunter - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 39 - Sam Hodges - The Amplify Podcast
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Back with more brand new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to artists of national and international renown in our Amplify podcast series. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to…
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Episode 38 - Lucy Bailey - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is theatre director, Lucy Bailey. L…
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Episode 37 - Amit Sharma - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is Amit Sharma, Deputy Artistic Dir…
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The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In the third episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's production …
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Episode 36 - Bill Buckhurst - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is Director Bill Buckhurst,…
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The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In the second episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Theatre Royal Stratford East's ‘s…
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Episode 35 - Nick Bagnall - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On the podcast today is Nick Bagnall. Nic…
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Episode 34 - Michael Oakley - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On the podcast today is Michael Oakley. M…
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Episode 1 - The Revival - The Madness of George III
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The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In this first episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's landmark 2…
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Episode 33 - Kate Wasserberg - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Kate is Artistic Director of Out of Joi…
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Episode 32 - Nikolai Foster - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 29 - Adam Penford - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Talking to Craig today is Artistic Direct…
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Episode 30 - Paulette Randall - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On the podcast today is Paulette randall …
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Episode 31 - Tim Sheader - The Amplify Podcast
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Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On the podcast today is Tim Sheader, Ar…
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Episode 28 - Maria Aberg - The Amplify Podcast
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The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of …
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Episode 26 - Davina Moss - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 27 - Jeremy Herrin - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 23 - David Haig - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 24 - Natalie Abrahami - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 25 - Gbolahan Obisesan - The Amplify Podcast
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Episode 22 - Mark Gatiss returns and actors go bananas
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This month we catch up with the cast of the outrageously fast-paced, quick-witted and hard-hitting comedy Moonlight and Magnolias. Actors Joe Alessi, Hayley Doherty and director Kirsty Patrick-Ward tell us all about grappling with an intense script and playing heavy weight characters of Hollywood legend. We also introduce our newly announced shows,…
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With Christmas fast approaching we took the chance to sit down with new panto cast members Maddie Harper and Toyin Ayedun-Alase who play Sleeping Beauty and the evil Maleficent. We also grab a moment with Karr Kennedy and Ben Welch who are the stars of our two-hander festive show for younger children, Pinocchio. Support the show…
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Episode 020 – a festive special panto, princesses and paint!
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Pantomime legends John Elkington and Tim Frater tell us some of their favourite tales from on and off stage, and reveal a little about this year’s magical production of Sleeping Beauty. Plus we pop down to paint shop and talk about preparing for panto, creative processes and their favourite moments from previous years. Find out more about Sleeping …
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Episode 019 – Stars of Assassins, plus a new season is announced
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Sara Poyzer and Jack Quarton chat about taking on the killer musical Assassins, the challenges of being actor-musicians and the joys of returning back to Nottingham – which is home turf for the both of them. Plus, Artistic Director Adam Penford reveals all about our newly-launched spring 2020 season of shows - which includes music legends, TV stars…
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Episode 018 – Star and director of LIT discuss the show & Ben Norris talks about National Poetry Day.
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In this episode we talk to rising theatre star Eve Austin alongside Director, Stef O’Driscoll about LIT – a Nottingham-based play that explores the turbulent years of a young woman looking for love in all the wrong places. We also catch up with Ben Norris about his career so far, his role on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, and his upcoming show A Quite …
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Episode 017 – Alex Kingston in conversation with Adam Penford
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This exclusive interview with Alex Kingston took place as part of an exclusive event for the theater's Playhouse Pass members which covers a variety of topics ranging from her training at RADA, her early career in regional theatre, as well as her time acting in Moll Flanders, ER and Dr Who. It also explores her role in An Enemy of the People – Nott…
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Episode 016 – Amplify Festival Producer Craig Gilbert and Pinocchio Director Hannah Stone
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In this episode we discuss what’s coming up in the Neville Studio later this year. Craig Gilbert tells us about Amplify, the Amplify Festival – “a big Smörgåsbord of work from across the region” – and why he loves developing works with new writers. And we clown around with Hannah Stone, director of Pinocchio, as she talks about the act of play in t…
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This month we talk about all things Coram Boy. We speak to two members of the 70 plus strong community ensemble who will be performing in the Albert Hall this August. Also on this episode is Director Adam Penford, who sits down for an in-depth conversation with the Musical Director, Alex Patterson. Support the show…
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Episode 014 - One Night In Miami… Special Edition
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Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director, Adam Penford, sits down with Director, Matthew Xia, to discuss the show and its relevance in today’s world. Also in this month’s Playcast is Designer, Grace Smart, who talks about how 1960s Miami is created onstage and what it’s like working with our in-house production team. Support the show…
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Episode 013 – Memory of Water Director, Adele Thomas and The Party Somewhere Else Festival
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We talk to Memory of Water Director, Adele Thomas ahead of the show opening and The Party Somewhere Else collective talk about the upcoming festival happening at Nottingham Playhouse. Support the showBy Nottingham Playhouse
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Episode 012 – We talk about the NT Connections festival and year one of our Amplify artist development programme.
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We talk to two members of our Participation team; Elaine Williamson and Dawn Richmond-Gordon about the NT Connections festival, and Beth Shouler discusses year one of our Amplify artist development programme. Support the showBy Nottingham Playhouse
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Episode 011 – Director Lisa Blair tells us about our upcoming production of Skellig and Artistic Director Adam Penford discusses the upcoming autumn season.
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We caught up with Skellig Director Lisa Blair and Artistic Director Adam Penford discusses the upcoming autumn season. Support the showBy Nottingham Playhouse
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Episode 010 - Set Designer Morgan Large tells us about Wonderland and WOLF performer Lewis Doherty discusses his new show BOAR.
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We caught up with Wonderland designer, Morgan Large, about what it was like to win the UK Theatre Award for best set design, plus Lewis Doherty talks about his one man show WOLF and what’s next for him. Support the showBy Nottingham Playhouse
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Episode 009 – Playhouse staff members share their highlights of 2018 and Musical Director Rob Green talks about his career and work on The Elves and The Shoemaker
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In this episode we find out what Nottingham Playhouse’s staff highlights of 2018 are and we sit down with singer-songwriter turned Musical Director Rob Green about his career and what it was like working on The Elves and The Shoemaker. Support the showBy Nottingham Playhouse
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