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The Play PodcastThree Sisters by Anton ChekhovEpisode 093: Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Rory Mullarkey Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing. Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, the third of the quartet of great plays that he wrote in the last years of his short life, is a symphonic study of the search...2025-03-101h 09
Theatre Audience PodcastLondon Stage Scene: Backstairs Billy, Mates in Chelsea, Club Kabarett and Jac YarrowEmbark on a royal escapade with the Michael Grandage Company as they present Marcelo Dos Santos' new comedy, Backstairs Billy. Directed by Michael Grandage, this intriguing production revolves around a pivotal moment in the 50-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her devoted servant William “Billy” Tallon. Set against the backdrop of 1979, a time of strikes and seismic changes with Margaret Thatcher's ascent, the play unfolds inside Clarence House. Penelope Wilton graces the stage as the Queen Mother, while Luke Evans takes on the role of the loya...2023-12-0353 min
Null and VoidDjokovic Wins, Bad Blood in the Desert, Chicken Balti Pies and a 6 Nations PreviewThis week we are joined by guest (and sometimes co-host) Paddy Mullarkey as he and Andy preview the 6 Nations Rugby, discussing their predictions for the tournament (sorry Ireland fans!)
Novak Djokovic responded to last year’s expulsion from Australia in convincing fashion, winning the Australian Open men’s singles tennis title – and British wheelchair athlete Alfie Hewitt won the men’s singles title to add to the doubles title he retained with Gordon Reid.
In NFL we have the Superbowl finalists after the Chiefs beat the Bengals in the dying seconds of the game, whilst the Eagl...2023-02-0254 min
The 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
WIT LIT: the funny books podcast"Less Shakespeare, More Lesbians" (ft. Billie Collins)Playwright and script reader Billie Collins talks about the best of funny plays. From Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, to Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, to a scene where a gal tries to ask someone on a date through the medium of fish. As a bonus, Billie explains how to be a lesbian on small town Tinder (with Pokemon metaphors, of course).
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Wit Lit plays mentioned this episode:
Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Cannibals, Rory Mullarkey
Sugar Baby, Alan Harris
Tom Wells (generally)
Anatomy of a Suicide, Alice Birch
Pamona, by Alistair McDowall
Square Go, G...2019-10-2736 min
Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lecturesThe Oresteia at the Globe Theatre (2015)Director, Adele Thomas, and playwright / translator, Rory Mullarkey, talk about their production of Aeschylus' Oresteia at the Globe Theatre, London in 20152016-08-111h 14