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MickeyJoTheatreNatasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Donmar Warehouse, London) - ★★★★ REVIEWAs soon as it was announced that the musical NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, written by Dave Malloy would be receiving its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in London, Mickey-Jo was hugely excited to book tickets.
After catching the show a little after its opening night, Mickey-Jo is sharing all of his thoughts about the cast, material, and creative choices in this full review.
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The musical, inspired by a section of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, follows Natasha Rostova, who falls for a charismatic aristocrat while awaiting her fiancé’s return from the front lines. Pierre, an unli...2024-12-3128 min
A View On AccessThe Donmar Warehouse Audio Described Experience and Spring 2025 PreviewIn this edition I shine a light on the Donmar warehouse London during the audio described performance of The Fear of 13 that took place on Saturday the 16th of November 2024, share and insight into the venue, access and show and preview what’s up next in Spring 2025
A view on access – our regular showcase into how theatre arts and entertainment is made accessible for those visually impaired, an insight into what's available and content on offer.
To find out about what else is being audio described throughout the UK, visit Vocaleyes.co.uk or Mindseyedescription.co.uk a...2024-11-2307 min
Musical Lyrical LingoParade UnveiledSend us a text We set the stage for a deep dive into the heart of musical storytelling with "Parade," a show that, despite its rarity on stage, remains profoundly impactful. Prepare to be swept away by the nostalgia of the Donmar Warehouse production and the anticipation of new theatrical adventures to come.The second part of our episode shines a spotlight on the poignant love story at the center of "Parade," exploring its themes of hope and perseverance against adversity. We reflect on the original Broadway production and its legendary performances, while celebrating Lara Pu...2024-11-1158 min
Up Close with Carlos TsengJack Wolfe: in ConversationSend us a textLast year, Jack Wolfe won huge critical acclaim for his role as Gabe in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Next to Normal earning a WhatsOnStage Award, the Critic's Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer as well as an Olivier nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He is about to reprise his award winning role in the West End transfer of the Pulitzer-Prize winning show at the Wyndham's Theatre, starring alongside the same Donmar Warehouse cast who all return this Summer. Earlier this year, Jack also starred alongside the original London c...2024-06-1643 min
Up Close with Carlos TsengHadley Fraser: His RetrospectiveSend us a textIn the last weeks of Opening Night, Hadley Fraser kindly sat down with us to talk about his experience with the show and to look back on some of his recent credits too. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, Hadley has proven himself to be one of the most versatile actors on the West End stage, taking on principal roles in both musicals and classic plays. Hadley has also worked extensively in regional theatre, championing venues like Chichester Festival Theatre, Sheffield Crucible and Manchester's Royal Exchange. During Josie Rourke's tenure at...2024-04-2427 min
Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical TheatreS4, Ep9 The Circle written by Rachel Walker Mason and Eloise Hodder8 women join a local songwriting group called The Circle to make music but end up making connections that change their lives.Featuring songs 'Drown Without Water’ performed by Poppy Morgan and ‘Let the Women Eat’ performed by Sharon Rose.Rachel Walker Mason (she/her) Music & LyricsA GRAMMY considered artist, finalist in Stiles and Drewe Best New Song 2023, recipient of a British Citizen Award for contribution to the arts, multi-award-winning musician, Woman Of The Year 2020, executive member of The Songwriters Hall of Fame and mental health ambassador. Rachel is mixed white and As...2023-12-1140 min
Conversations with Sound DesignersS2 E1 : Conversations with Sound Designers - The Ringham BrothersBen and Max Ringham are multi award-winning Composers, Sound Designers and Dramatists. Over the last two decades they have worked extensively in film, television, theatre, dance and performance.Notable recent work includes:(as Composers/Sound Designers)
Prima Facie - West End/Broadway (Olivier Best Sound Design nomination, BWW Sound Design winner), 2022-23A Dolls House - Broadway, 2023 Blindness - a socially distanced sound installation for the Donmar, also worldwide (South Bank Theatre Award nomination, Los Metros Best Design winner), 2020-22Cyrano De Bergerac - West End and Broadway (Olivier Best Sound Design nomination, Drama Desk Aw...2023-11-241h 28
The Play ReviewClyde'sJodi and I review Lynn Nottage’s play Clyde’s which is currently on stage at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London. The show is directed by Lynette Linton, who directed Nottage’s last play at the Donmar, Sweat back in 2018, which I thought was a fabulous show. Clyde’s premiered on Broadway in November 2021, and was nominated for four Tony awards in 2022. According to American Theatre magazine it was the most-produced play in non-profit theatres in America in 2022–2023, so there’s something about this play that touches a nerve. Lynn Nottage is very well known in America, hav...2023-11-2320 min
A View On AccessA showcase of the Donmar during the audio described performance of Next to normal and preview on Clydes on Until Dec 2ndIn this edition we shine a spotlight on at the Donmar in the heart of the West end, a short walk from Leciester Square, Convent Garden and Holborn Tube, we shows the audio described experience and I share an insight of the recent production Next to Normal and preview Clyde’s that runs from October the 13th until Dec 2nd 2023 with an audio described performance on Saturday the 25th of November 2023.
A view on access – our regular showcase into how theatre arts and entertainment is made accessible for those visually impaired, an insight into what's available and content on of...2023-10-1005 minMickeyJoTheatreNext to Normal (Donmar Warehouse, London) - ★★★★ REVIEWAfter many years of waiting, the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal has finally arrived in London.
The UK premiere, which is currently performing at the Donmar Warehouse in the West End, stars Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Jack Wolfe, and more.
Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's detailed thoughts about this production...
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02:21 - plot synopsis / material
07:10 - strengths
14:49 - shortcomings
21:46 - performances
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About Mickey-Jo:
As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new me...2023-08-2330 min
In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End FrameS8 Ep37: Beverley Klein & Teddy Kempner, Fraulein Schneider & Herr Schultz in CabaretBeverley Klein and Teddy Kempner are currently playing Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz in the West End revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Directed by Rebecca Frecknall, Cabaret opened in December 2021 and won seven Olivier Awards, the most for any musical revival in Olivier history. Both Beverley and Teddy - who joined the cast of Cabaret earlier this year - have worked extensively in theatre; they've worked together several times before, most recently in Caroline, Or Change at Chichester Festival Theatre.Just a few of Beverley's theatre credits include Candide and Honk...2023-07-2834 min
Up Close with Carlos TsengLaura Rogers: Advocating For Women, Theatre and the ArtsSend us a textOver the last 2 decades, Laura Rogers has worked consistently as a hugely dynamic actress on both stage and screen. Her latest role sees her playing Clementine "Clemmie" Churchill in Jack Thorne's new play: When Winston Went to War with the Wireless at the Donmar Warehouse. In this interview, Laura talks about exploring the world of 1926 Britain and the foundations of the BBC. She talks about her personal admiration for Clemmie who was known as a rod of steel and the "backbone to Winston", and what it's been like working opposite Adrian Scarborough's Winston...2023-05-2127 min
A View On AccessA view on access presents an insight into the Donmar - March 2023This time round we delve into the fabulous Donmar Warehouse in the heart of the west end during the audio described performance and touch tour of Watch on the Rhine that took place on Saturday January the 28th in the afternoon and preview some of the forthcoming performances coming up.
A view on access – our regular showcase into how theatre arts and culture is made accessible for those visually impaired, an insight into the venue and content on offer.
To find out about what else is being audio described throughout the UK, visit Vocaleyes.co.uk or...2023-03-0806 min
This Cultural LifeSam MendesTheatre and film director Sam Mendes first made his mark when he launched London’s Donmar Warehouse theatre in the early 90s. He has won Olivier and Tony Awards for numerous productions including Cabaret, The Ferryman and most recently, The Lehman Trilogy. He made his cinematic debut directing American Beauty in 1999, and won the first of two Oscars - the second was for the war film 1917. He also directed the two James Bond movies Skyfall and Spectre, and was knighted in 2020.Sam tells John Wilson about his earliest memories of feeling the thrill of live performance, at th...2022-12-3144 min
Up Close with Carlos TsengKate Duchêne: A Life on Stage and ScreenSend us a textWith the Donmar Warehouse about to open a brand new production of Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine, the incredible Kate Duchêne sat down to talk about the new show and why Hellman's writing feels particularly resonant today. Despite never doing a Hellman show before, she tells us about how her writing stands out among her contemporaries and why she's so excited to bring this show to a 2022 audience. In a world as politically divided as it is today, the show feels particularly relevant and will see Kate star alongside a stellar ca...2022-12-0626 minMickeyJoTheatreThe Band's Visit (Donmar Warehouse, London) - REVIEWEarlier this week Mickey-Jo went to see THE BAND’S VISIT at the Donmar Warehouse.
The show, which won 10 Tony Awards for its original Broadway production, is now having its UK premiere.
Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this production...
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About Mickey-Jo:
As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscrib...2022-11-1722 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastTHE TRIALS: Youth Activism and Better FuturesClimate Conversation Five: THE TRIALS and Better Futures
Dawn King (writer of The Trials) talks with Anjali Raman-Middleton and Tolmeia Gregory about youth activism and the inspiration it gives us all to take responsibility for a brighter future.
Recorded during the run of The Trials on 16 August 2022.
Dawn King is an award-winning writer working in theatre, film, TV, VR and radio. Her play THE TRIALS was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2021. ADDICTIVE BEAT, a play for Boundless Theatre, UK, will be performed in a converted church in Southwark Park in September 2022. Her radical reinterpretation of THE CHERRY...2022-08-2629 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastA DOLL’S HOUSE, PART TWO: The Place of Complexity in the Climate CrisisA DOLL’S HOUSE, PART TWO: The Place of Complexity in the Climate Crisis
Climate Conversation Four: DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 and The Place of Complexity
James Macdonald (Director of Doll’s House, Part 2) talks with Simmone Ahiaku and Farhana Yamin about living in a world of increased polarisation. What place does complexity have? Is it possible to hold more than one viewpoint at a time? And how does this relate to the ever-evolving climate crisis?
Recorded during the run of Doll’s House, Part 2 on 13 July 2022.
James Macdonald James was associate and deputy director of the Royal Court from 1992 – 2006. More recen...2022-08-1825 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastMARYS SEACOLE: Legacies of Inequality and the Climate CrisisMARYS SEACOLE: Legacies of Inequality and the Climate Crisis
Nadia Latif (director of Marys Seacole) talks with Courttia Newland and Indra Adnan about acts of care. They discuss how the play dissects intergenerational legacies of inequality and colonialism, and how this speaks to the climate crisis. What kind of story-structures are needed now to take better care of each other and create a new world?
Recorded during the run of Marys Seacole on 23 May 2022.
Nadia Latif is a theatre maker and film director. She trained as a director at RADA under Bill Gaskill. She has worked for buildings & companies including...2022-08-1129 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastHENRY V: Colonialism and the Climate CrisisHENRY V: Colonialism and the Climate Crisis
Max Webster (director of Henry V) talks with Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and Indra Adnan about the relationship between colonialism and the climate crisis. They discuss the influence of Shakespeare on the construction of English identity, and how this was later deployed to justify Britain’s colonial project. They also reflect on human development, ‘growing up’, and recognising our past mistakes.
Recorded during the run of Henry V on 2 March 2022.
Max Webster is an award-winning theatre director, specialising in new work, opera and live music events. Max has directed major productions in London at The Ol...2022-08-0432 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastFORCE MAJEURE: Climate Negotiations and Family DramaFORCE MAJEURE: Climate Negotiations and Family Drama
Michael Longhurst (director of Force Majeure and Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse) talks with the renowned international climate lawyer Farhana Yamin, who draws on 20 years at the frontline of global climate negotiations to relate the themes of the play to the climate crisis.
Recorded on the set of Force Majeure, 24 January 2022.
Michael Longhurst is the Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, where he will direct The Band’s Visit this autumn. Previously he has directed work at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, Hampstead Theatre, Kiln, Young Vic...2022-08-0427 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastCLIMATE CONVERSATIONS: Why are we talking about the Climate Crisis and Theatre?Climate Conversations is a new podcast series, bringing together Donmar directors and leading climate and social justice thinkers. We want to better understand what it means to make theatre in the context of the climate crisis. How can the stories we tell, and the ways we tell them, contribute to a positive future?
This podcast series was recorded during an 18-month research project the Donmar is currently undertaking (2021-2023). Bringing together our artists and staff, facilitated by Zoë, this research is exploring new ways of working and thinking in order to create the conditions for more climate-careful theatre-making.
Curated by D...2022-08-0408 min
TheatreCastWednesday 20 July 2022West End Shows with Air ConditioningTo Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre from just £15!The Southbury Child at the Bride Theatre from just £18!Download the TodayTix app here and get access to Rush tickets from just £15!A Doll's House, Part 2Click here to book tickets to A Doll's House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse starring two time Olivier Award-winner, Noma Dumezweni! In an initiative called Donmar Daily, the venue releases additional tickets from just £10 every day at 10am, for performances seven days in advance.2022-07-2005 min
Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 5: Directing on the thrust stage (Part 2)In the fifth episode of the series, Tedd George interviews two more directors about the challenges and joys of working on the thrust stage: Michael Grandage (Artistic Director of the Crucible Theatre, 2000-05, and of the Donmar Warehouse 2002-12) and Robert Hastie, Artistic Director of the Crucible Theatre (2016-present). There are also final comments about the Crucible by directors from the previous episode: Daniel Evans (Artistic Director of the Festival Theatre Chichester), Josie Rourke (Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, 2012-19) and Anthony Lau (Associate Artistic Director at the Crucible Theatre, 2020-present).
The discussion covers not only...2022-06-151h 09
Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 4: Directing on the thrust stage (Part 1)In the fourth episode of the series, Tedd George interviews three directors about the challenges and joys of working on the thrust stage: Daniel Evans (Artistic Director of the Festival Theatre Chichester), Josie Rourke (Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, 2012-19) and Anthony Lau (Associate Artistic Director at the Crucible Theatre, 2020-present). The discussion covers not only the Crucible Theatre, but also working on the open stages of the Donmar Warehouse, the Festival Theatre Chichester, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
You can get a copy of 'Stirring Up Sheffield: An insider's account of the...2022-06-071h 01
Brewing Actors PodcastCharlotte Westenra: Directing TheatreSend us a Text Message.Charlotte is a stage director and dramaturg specialising in political theatre and new writing, with an emphasis on the development of British musicals. She is currently developing a contemporary political musical with writers Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth, a state of the nation drama by Owen McCafferty and a one woman musical satire with Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost for the Barn Theatre, Cirencester. After graduating with first-class honours for Drama at the University of Manchester and training at Augusto Boal’s Centre of the Theatre of the...2022-04-2957 min
Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE#189 Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE: Artistic Director Young Vic TheatreKwame Kwei-Armah is British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster. In 2018 he was made Artistic Director of the Young Vic, where he has directed Twelfth Night and Tree. From 2011 to 2018 he was previously the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage where he directed: Jazz, Marley, One Night in Miami, Amadeus, Dance of the Holy Ghosts, The Mountaintop; An Enemy of the People, The Whipping Man and Things of Dry Hours.Other work as a director includes: Tree (Manchester International Festival), Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Detroit’67 (Public Theatre, New York), The Liquid Plain ...2021-12-201h 00
In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End FrameS5 Ep6: Clive Rowe, Jethro in The Prince of EgyptOlivier winner Clive Rowe recently look over as Jethro in the West End production of The Prince of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre. Clive won the 1997 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Guys and Dolls. He was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2009 for outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire and in 1993 for Best Supporting Performance in Carousel.Just a few of his recent theatre credits include: Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse), Blues in the Night (Kiln Theatre), In the Willows (UK tour), Guys and Dolls...2021-09-0337 min
SAG-AFTRA Foundation ConversationsConversations with Eddie Redmayne (2014)Career Q&A with Eddie Redmayne. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.
Eddie Redmayne was nominated for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award in 2012 for his continuing body of work. Subsequently, he shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with his fellow actors from Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The Working Title movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, winning three; and won three Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture. For his performance as Marius, Mr. Redmayne was nominated for an Evening Standard British Film Award...2021-08-3158 min
Scene to SongScene to Song Episode 60: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's ParadeIn this episode, new play advocate Danielle Feder discusses Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 musical Parade, focusing on the changes made between the original Broadway Production and the 2007 Donmar Warehouse production. We also talk about the song "What Baking Can Do" from Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson's 2016 musical Waitress.
You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenber...2021-05-311h 08
Script In HandTeenage Dick by Mike LewNow is the podcast of our discontent.....well hopefully not! This week we're talking about Teenage Dick (not a sentence to be taken out of context :P) - the play that takes the themes and narrative of Shakespeare's Richard III and puts it in an even more challenging setting than the battlefields of England....an American high school. This play is a champion of representation on stage and we loved discussing that in this episode. Also you can play along as Lexie gives Meg a quiz on teen film adaptations of Shakespeare works!PS come back Slow Sally...2021-05-1240 min
11 Minutes NowTopic: Gender Bending in the TheatreIn this episode, we discuss gender bending in theatre. Does a character's gender matter? Does the actor have to be the same gender as a character? In this time of gender fluidity, we discuss the impact it can and historically has brought to the stage. Lastly this episode is slightly different in that “THE READING” and “THE PROCESS” segments are done a bit differently. Enjoy!
Leave us a voice message with your question and we will play it on air! https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre
As always, say hello and/or suggest a podcast topic via email, v...2021-04-241h 06
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastALONE - St Thomas More IntroALONE is a digital tour of St.Thomas More School featuring stories from students from Year 10. Inside the piece we dive into what life beyond school has been like locked behind their own doors, and how recovery looks for the students as they return.
Click here to find out how the students at St Thomas More made this exciting piece in a short audio introduction.2021-04-2101 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastThe Time When Time Stopped - Haverstock SchoolTHE TIME WHEN TIME STOPPED is an audio piece from a group of artists in Year 10, that aims to capture their thoughts, feelings, fears and aspirations, having survived the unexampled upheavals of 2020-2021. Devised over 8 weeks via instant messaging, then recorded in class once schools reopened, we hope it will serve as an aural time capsule, and stand as a testament to the resilience and artistry of generation lockdown.2021-04-2010 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastPlanet Of The Unknown - Greycoat Hospital SchoolPLANET OF THE UNKNOWN is a science fiction audio piece that asks the question: if we had to leave Earth behind and go somewhere new, what would we miss, and what would we leave behind? We wanted to address the big issues raised by the pandemic, but approach them from an unfamiliar angle. For anyone who's started looking differently at life, the universe, and everything.2021-04-2008 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastWe Must Find A Way - La Sainte Union SchoolGlobal poverty and child poverty is an issue which this group of young people feel extremely passionate about. We discussed how we take certain things in our life for granted. We have clean water, a roof over our head and food on the table. This group wanted to make a piece about individual and collective responsibility when it comes to poverty.2021-04-2001 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastStories About People - La Sainte Union SchoolThere are stories all around us, everyone has a story. We sprint through life going from one thing to the next. This piece explores imagination and empathy. What happens when we sit and watch?2021-04-2002 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastI Am... - La Sainte Union SchoolThis piece explores identity and culture. What makes up you? Is it a passport, heritage, culture, family or, at the end of the day: does it come down to a choice?2021-04-2001 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastI Will Help You - La Sainte Union SchoolThis piece explores an abstract inner voice that aids us through troubling times. There are so many things in the world vying for our attention and distracting us. Sometimes we need to focus and take a moment and listen to our inner voice.2021-04-2002 minThe Donmar Warehouse PodcastBREATHE - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolElizabeth Garrett Anderson School
BREATHE
Created by Jordana Golbourn and students from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Sound Designer Tingying Dong
BREATHE is an audio experience. It is a gift of thanks to teachers for their support during the last year and a new type of guided meditation sending everyone the message of the importance of self-care and self-love.
The experience is inspired by the themes of recovery in Blindness and how the experience of a pandemic spoke to the lasting impact of the events of the last year.2021-04-2008 min
Beyond The Canon: The Writers RoomBeyond The Canon: The Writers Room - In Conversation with Kwame Kwei-ArmahIn our penultimate episode of season 2, we are joined by the incredible actor, playwright, director and broadcaster Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwame is a British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster. In 2018 he was made Artistic Director of the Young Vic Theatre, where he has directed Twelfth Night and Tree. From 2011 to 2018 he was previously the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage where he directed: Jazz, Marley, One Night in Miami, Amadeus, Dance of the Holy Ghosts, The Mountaintop; An Enemy of the People, The Whipping Man and Things of Dry Hours. Other work as a director includes: Twelfth Night...2021-04-141h 25
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastMonumentsIn this special episode of the Donmar Warehouse podcast, Donmar Associate Artist Prasanna Puwanarajah will speak to Monuments director Sara Aniqah Malik and company members Alexandra Elliott and Omar Williams about the conversations they had during the devising process for this bold short film.
Monuments is a Donmar Local Project exploring the legacy of the British Empire and its impact on our community. Watch the film at youtube.com/donmarwarehouse.
A full transcript is available at donmarwarehouse.com.
This episode of the Donmar Warehouse podcast was produced by Hannah Hethmon and Julia Letts for Better Lemon Creative Audio.
Monuments was...2021-02-1827 min
In the 'House Seats'Ep 40: Gareth Valentine, composer, conductor and musical director.Send us a textGareth is a Welsh composer, arranger, conductor and musical director. He has worked extensively in London's West End on musical productions and also conducted orchestras worldwide including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pasdeloup orchestra, RPO Concert Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, ENB Sinfonia, Orchestre de chambre de Paris and many others. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, London, he studied with Sir Peter Pears at Aldeburgh. As Musical Supervisor his theatre credits include: Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre; Crazy For You, Open Air T...2021-02-1442 min
The magic of...podcast with Paul RoffmanEpisode 18. Douglas Hodge talks Theatre, TV and film. Working with Harold Pinter to La cage aux Folles.Douglas Hodge is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle award winning actor, composer, director and writer. Recent films include Alfred in Joker, Gemini man The Report and Red Sparrow. Recent TV includes The Great, Black Mirror, Lost In Space, Catastrophe and Penny Dreadful. Tony and Olivier awards on Broadway and the West End for La Cage Aux Folles and originated the role of Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Drury Lane in London's West End. Ten years working as an actor and director with Harold Pinter. Major Shakespearean and classical roles at the...2020-11-1500 min
Beckett’s Babies81. PLAYWRIGHT: Naomi WallaceWe return to our Playwright Series where we look at a single playwright and their large body of work. In this episode, we discuss the life and work of NAOMI WALLACE. We read the three plays: In the Heart of America (1994), Slaughter City (1996), and The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (1998) to share our thoughts on Naomi Wallace's craft in playwriting. We hope you will check these plays out and listen in to our conversation!
NAOMI WALLACE'S PLAYS:
1. In the Heart of America (1994)
2. Slaughter City (1996)
3. The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (1998)
GLISTENS:
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The Acting for Stage and Screen PodcastA Chat with Clare Slater - The Acting for Stage and Screen PodcastIn this fourth episode of The Acting for Stage and Screen Podcast, James chats with the Head of New Work at the celebrated Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London; Clare Slater. Prior to joining The Donmar, Clare worked as the Assistant Literary manager at The National Theatre and then as the Executive Director of The Gate Theatre in Notting Hill. They discuss Clare's involvement with productions such as a recent new version of Brecht's 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui', adapted by the Pulitzer prize winner Bruce Norris, her role in the development of Alice Birch's extraordinary play [Blank], and...2020-10-0143 min
Toby Davey AudioBen Ringham on Blindness a Binaural Sound Installation at the Donmar Warehouse - Extended VersionIn this extended Podcast interview you will hear me chatting with Ben Ringham, one half of Ben and Max Ringham who created the immersive binaural sound design for the Donmar Warehouse critically acclaimed production of Blindness.
Ben and Max Ringham have worked together for over 20 years. Initially producing music as Narcosis then as two thirds of Superthriller who have released four albums and supported Beck on the European leg of his Guerro tour. In 2001 they became associate artists with the Shunt collective, collaborating on large scale site specific shows such as ‘Tropicann’ and ‘Amato Saltone’ supported by the National Theatre wh...2020-08-2634 minToby Davey AudioBen Ringham on Blindness a Binaural Sound Installation at the Donmar WarehouseIn this Podcast interview you will hear me chatting with Ben Ringham, one half of Ben and Max Ringham who created the immersive binaural sound design for the Donmar Warehouse critically acclaimed production of Blindness.
Ben and Max Ringham have worked together for over 20 years. Initially producing music as Narcosis then as two thirds of Superthriller who have released four albums and supported Beck on the European leg of his Guerro tour. In 2001 they became associate artists with the Shunt collective, collaborating on large scale site specific shows such as ‘Tropicann’ and ‘Amato Saltone’ supported by the National Theatre which led...2020-08-2627 min
In TouchHeading Back To Work; "Blindness" At London's Donmar WarehouseWe look at the challenges facing people who are blind or visually impaired when they return to work for the first time since lockdown. We'll get advice from Maria Shinn. She's from ACAS which gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice.
And our reporter Fern Lulham heads to London's Donmar Warehouse to check out a sound installation based on the novel "Blindness" by the Portuguese author José Saramago. Playwright Simon Stephens has adapted the book and Juliet Stevenson stars in the production which focuses on the the rise of a global pandemic.2020-08-1818 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastReclaiming BlindnessThis special edition of the Donmar Warehouse podcast was recorded in August 2020 to accompany the socially distanced sound installation BLINDNESS.
In this episode, writer Simon Stephens interviews Production Consultant Professor Hannah Thompson to unpack the representations of blindness in BLINDNESS - both José Saramago’s dystopian novel and this adaptation. They take the long view across centuries of literature whilst discussing the exciting possibilities for creatively centring the non-visual in theatre today.2020-08-0632 min
Digital Works PodcastEpisode 010 - Abby Corfan (Donmar Warehouse) on reimagining work for digital delivery, recreating shared experiences, donations, and remote workingA conversation with the Donmar Warehouse's Director of Marketing, Abby Corfan. We discuss what life has been like at the Donmar during lockdown, our discussions focused mostly on the two big digital productions the Donmar has been involved with; a reworking of Adam Brace's play, Midnight Your Time, and their involvement in the National Theatre's NT At Home initiative with their 2014 production of Coriolanus.We talk about the challenges (and opportunities) presented by reimagining work for digital delivery, communicating what this new type of work is, recreating shared experiences, donations, remote working, and much more...2020-07-1354 min
ShakesheroEp 07 - Julius Caesar - (2016 FILMED PLAY) Dir. Phyllida Lloyd - Donmar WarehouseIn this episode we break down our first filmed stage production of 'Julius Caesar', put on by Donmar Warehouse and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. From whether Caesar's a dick, to women in prison, to DDR battlefields, this was a fantastic production that we're excited to share about. This was an all-female production, and our next episode will be Shakespeare's Globe's all-male production of "Twelfth Night" - stay tuned!2020-05-113h 00
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastFar Away podcast: Caryl Churchill’s work and legacy, episode 2Fiona Mountford hosts a discussion with director Lyndsey Turner and playwrights Juliet Gilkes Romero and Lucy Kirkwood exploring the impact Caryl Churchill’s work has had on their practice.
Juliet Gilkes Romero is a playwright and journalist.
She has reported for the BBC from countries including Ethiopia, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As a playwright her work includes Day of the Living which played at The Other Place as part of the RSC’s Mischief Festival in 2018 and At the Gates of Gaza, for which she won the Writers’ Guild Best Play Award in 2009.
Juliet’s most recent work includes the play...2020-04-0646 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastFar Away podcast: Caryl Churchill’s work and legacy, episode 1Fiona Mountford hosts a discussion with Dominic Cooke and Lyn Gardner about Caryl Churchill’s influence on today’s theatre-makers.
Dominic Cooke is a theatre, film, and television director based in London.
Dominic was Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre from 2007 to 2013. During his tenure, he directed Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris, for which he was nominated as Best Director for the Evening Standard Awards. His other credits include Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Here We Go, and The Comedy of Errors for the National Theatre, where his critically acclaimed production of Follies was nominated for 10 Olivier awards, including Best D...2020-04-0640 min
TV Writer Podcast - Audio074 – House of Cards Creator/Showrunner Beau Willimon (mp3)
From never being on a TV staff, to becoming the creator and showrunner of “House of Cards,” Netflix’s original foray into dramatic television and the corrupted world of politics… this week’s interview with screenwriter, painter, and playwright Beau Willimon is sure to inspire you!
Beau Willimon is a screenwriter, playwright, producer and most recently, an executive producer, showrunner and creator of Netflix’s original series “House of Cards,” a wicked one-hour drama, from Media Rights Capital, that slithers behind the curtain of power, sex, ambition, love, greed and corruption in modern Washington D.C.
His p...2020-03-0844 min
TV Writer Podcast - Video074 – House of Cards Creator/Showrunner Beau Willimon (VIDEO)
From never being on a TV staff, to becoming the creator and showrunner of “House of Cards,” Netflix’s original foray into dramatic television and the corrupted world of politics… this week’s interview with screenwriter, painter, and playwright Beau Willimon is sure to inspire you!
Beau Willimon is a screenwriter, playwright, producer and most recently, an executive producer, showrunner and creator of Netflix’s original series “House of Cards,” a wicked one-hour drama, from Media Rights Capital, that slithers behind the curtain of power, sex, ambition, love, greed and corruption in modern Washington D.C.
His pl...2020-03-0844 min
That Stagey BlogVlog 48 - Audioft. Grace Mouat Kayleigh McKnight Soho Cinders Kooman & Dimond Once
Cats.
Show White and the Seven Dwarfs. Richmond Theatre.
Teenage Dick. The Donmar Warehouse.
Tom Brown’s School Days
The Union Theatre
Kooman & Dimond The Crowd Goes Mild.
The Other Palace.
The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People and Lullabies for the Lost
The Old Red Lion Theatre
Once. Fairfield Halls.
Soho Cinders. Charing Cross Theatre.
Let’s Hear It For the Girls
Live at Zedel2020-01-1442 min
Live at the Lortel: An Off-Broadway PodcastStephen Adly Guirgis
Stephen Adly Guirgis is a member and former co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States. They include Our Lady of 121st Street (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle Best Play Nominations), Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award, Barrymore Award, Olivier Nomination for London’s Best New Play), In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings (2007 LA Drama Critics Best Play, Best Writing Award), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (10 best Time Magazine & Entertainment Weekly), and The Little Flower of East Orange (with Ellen Burstyn & Michael Shan...2019-12-0652 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastMichael Longhurst and the cast of Teenage Dick in conversationDonmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and the cast of Teenage Dick talk to Literary Manager Clare Slater about the play.
Mike Lew's darkly comic take on Shakespeare's RICHARD III opens at the Donmar on 6 December 2019.2019-11-2813 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastTeenage Dick - Mike Lew in conversation with Blythe StewartDuring the second week of rehearsals, playwright Mike Lew joined the Teenage Dick company in the rehearsal room. Whilst he was here, Resident Assistant Director Blythe Stewart sat down with Mike to discuss the play and writing process.
Teenage Dick runs at the Donmar 6 December 2019 - 1 February 2020. Find out more at donmarwarehouse.com.2019-11-0814 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastAn introduction to [BLANK]In this episode, we are talking about [BLANK] - our co-production with Clean Break of Alice Birch's new play, which opens at the Donmar in October.
Last week, we gathered Artistic Director Michael Longhurst, Clean Break Co-Artistic Director Róisín McBrinn, Resident Assistant Director Blythe Stewart and [BLANK] company members Jackie Clune and Ayesha Antoine. They met in the Donmar kitchen (sorry about the cutlery sounds) with some of our audience members to discuss the play and what attracted them to it.2019-09-1817 min