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Off The ShelfCrucible at 50 - Tanya MoiseiwitchThe third edition of a quartet of podcasts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the building of the Crucible Theatre. Following the renaming of the Studio as the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Tedd George explores the career of this remarkable designer of the Crucible’s iconic thrust stage. Interviews with those who knew and worked with Tanya include Ian McKellen, James Smith, Nick Thompson, Clare Ferraby and Rodney Ford, along with a restored interview with Tanya by the Crucible’s first Artistic Director, Colin George.Tedd George is co-author of ‘Stirring Up Sheffield: An Insider’s Account of the Ba...
2025-08-1559 min
Marks & Vincentelli: A Theatre PodcastRichard Nelson was in Kyiv directing one of his plays as bombs fell. The experience was life changing.The author-director of such works as “The Apple Family Plays,” “The Gabriels” and even the book for the musical adaptation of James Joyce’s “The Dead,” Richard Nelson is one of America’s finest theatermakers.He is also the modern American playwright whose work travels best, and he has been produced all over the world. No place has been as fraught as Kyiv, however, where Nelson went this past spring to direct a production of his play “Conversations in Tusculum”He recounts that experience in the new book “A Diary of War & Theatre — Making Theatre in Kyiv, Spring 2024,” pu...
2024-12-0239 min
Master Your Mix PodcastGordon Raphael: Embracing the Magic of Raw RecordingsGordon Raphael is best known for producing Is This It and Room On Fire by The Strokes and Regina Spektor’s ingenious Soviet Kitsch. He was born in New York, grew up in Seattle, and now lives in West Yorkshire, UK. From the age of 13, Gordon has been a keyboard player and later became obsessed with analog synthesizers, recording, and songwriting. His band Sky Cries Mary played a form of tribal space rock, with a 1960s-style multi-projector light show during the grunge scene in Seattle. This summer (2024) he released his 12th solo album, now streaming worldwide.Gordon’s me...
2024-09-251h 04
Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 10: Acting on the open stage and on filmIn this special, extra episode of the Crucible@50 Podcast Series, Tedd George interviews two greats of the stage and screen: Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi. Drawing on their lifetime of work in the theatre and on film, Tedd explores the different open stages they have performed on, including the Crucible Theatre, their likes and dislikes, their work with Tyrone Guthrie and Laurence Olivier, and the differences between acting on stage and on film.
You can get a copy of 'Stirring Up Sheffield: An insider's account of the battle to build the Crucible Theatre' from Wordville...
2023-01-2441 min
Word In Your EarStrokes producer Gordon Raphael on the serendipitous creation of 'Is This It'Gordon Raphael was the sonic architect of arguably the two most important and influential albums of the noughties - The Strokes' 'Is This It' and its follow-up 'Room On Fire', and in this special Word In Your Ear chat with 'Magic' Alex Gold he talks about the creation of those seminal records alongside other key moments in his life as told in his memoir 'The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With The Strokes', including working with Regina Spektor and the impact of seeing her perform at their first meeting, grunge-era Seattle and its legendary...
2022-12-2037 minWord In Your EarStrokes producer Gordon Raphael on the serendipitous creation of 'Is This It'Gordon Raphael was the sonic architect of arguably the two most important and influential albums of the noughties - The Strokes' 'Is This It' and its follow-up 'Room On Fire', and in this special Word In Your Ear chat with 'Magic' Alex Gold he talks about the creation of those seminal records alongside other key moments in his life as told in his memoir 'The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With The Strokes', including working with Regina Spektor and the impact of seeing her perform at their first meeting, grunge-era Seattle and its legendary...
2022-12-2037 minWord In Your EarStrokes producer Gordon Raphael on the serendipitous creation of 'Is This It'Gordon Raphael was the sonic architect of arguably the two most important and influential albums of the noughties - The Strokes' 'Is This It' and its follow-up 'Room On Fire', and in this special Word In Your Ear chat with 'Magic' Alex Gold he talks about the creation of those seminal records alongside other key moments in his life as told in his memoir 'The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With The Strokes', including working with Regina Spektor and the impact of seeing her perform at their first meeting, grunge-era Seattle and its legendary...
2022-12-2037 minCrucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 9: Designing for the thrust stageIn the ninth and final episode of the series, Tedd George interviews three designers about the challenges and surprises of working on the thrust stage: Christopher Oram, Jessica Hung Han Yun and Andrzej Goulding. The discussion covers not only the Crucible Theatre, but also designing for the open stages of the Donmar Warehouse, the National, the Festival Theatre Chichester, the Menier Chocolate Factory and the Orange Tree.
You can get a copy of 'Stirring Up Sheffield: An insider's account of the battle to build the Crucible Theatre' from Wordville here: www.wordville.net
2022-11-2954 minCrucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 8: The future of Sheffield Theatres with Robert HastieIn the eighth episode of this series, Ashley Barnes and Tedd George speak with Robert Hastie, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, about the the highs and lows of the past five years and the standout moments of the theatre’s 50th anniversary season, including the ambitious staging of Rock, Paper, Scissors. They also explore Robert’s vision for Sheffield Theatres going forward.
2022-11-0234 minCrucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 7: Tanya Moiseiwitch and the Crucible TheatreIn the seventh episode in the series, following the renaming of the Studio Theatre as the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Tedd George explores the career of this remarkable designer of the Crucible’s iconic thrust stage. Interviews with those who knew and worked with Tanya include Ian McKellen, James Smith, Nick Thompson, Clare Ferraby and Rodney Ford, along with a restored interview with Tanya by the Crucible’s first Artistic Director, Colin George.
2022-11-0257 min
Music Production PodcastProducing the Strokes and Crafting a Sound with Gordon RaphaelGordon Raphael is a highly sought-after musician and producer. He produced Is This It and Room on Fire by The Strokes and Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor, amongst countless others. His new book, The World is Going to Love This, documents his work and the exciting stories from the Seattle scene of the 90s through his work with The Strokes, Regina Spektor, and The Libertines. As the producer for some of my favorite albums of this century, speaking with Gordon was a real treat. He shared studio stories and techniques used with The Strokes. Gordon emphasizes the i...
2022-09-171h 22Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 6: The Crucible ArchiveIn the sixth episode of the series, Ashley Barnes, Deputy Head of the Department of Humanities at Sheffield Hallam University, visits the archive of the Crucible Theatre and learns about its transfer across the road to Sheffield Hallam. Ashley meets with Jackie Pass (Assistant to the CEO and Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres) and Debbie Gamble (Head of Wardrobe) who share with him the treasures of the Crucible Archive and the theatre's immense costume and prop collection, before visiting Steve Sharp (Head of Library Resources at Sheffield Hallam University) to discuss how the Crucible Archive will be housed and...
2022-08-2856 min
Switch Your Money OnReading the publishing industryIn our latest episode, Susannah and Sarah discuss the future of the publishing industry. They speak to Lucy George, the Mayor of Wordville, about how the industry is fairing. Sophie Lund-Yates looks at some companies to keep an eye on. Emma Wall talks to James Thompson, Fund Manager of Rathbone Global.This podcast isn’t personal advice. If you’re not sure what’s right for you, seek advice. Investments rise and fall in value, so investors could make a loss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-1134 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
Time For HeroesGordon Raphael (The Strokes & Regina Spektor Producer)Here we are again, back with another episode and this weeks guest is the brilliant Gordon Raphael!Gordon produced the first two albums by The Strokes as well as Regina Spektor's 'Soviet Kitsch'With The Strokes coming up so often on the podcast, I thought it would be good to hear from someone that was there throughout and none better than Gordon.We covered all of Gordon's career, what the role of producer actually is and what it was like working with one of the most important bands of the...
2022-06-1247 min
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
Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 3: Acting on the thrust stageIn the third episode of the series, Tedd George interviews four actors about the challenges and joys of working on the thrust stage: Alex Young, Dominic West, Simon Manyonda and Alex Blake. The discussion covers not only the Crucible Theatre, but also working on the open stages of the Olivier, Shakespeare's Globe, the Festival Theatre Chichester, the Donmar Warehouse and the Bridge Theatre.
You can get a copy of 'Stirring Up Sheffield' from Wordville here: www.wordville.net
2022-03-181h 05
Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 2: Writing for the thrust stageIn the second episode of the series, Ashley Barnes, Deputy Head of the Dept of Humanities at Sheffield Hallam University, speaks to playwright Chris Bush about the challenges of writing for the different Crucible stages and the rewards of writing about her home city. Chris is an award-winning playwright, whose work for Sheffield Theatres includes Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Steel and The Sheffield Mysteries. She is currently working on her most ambitious work, Rock/Paper/Scissors, which involves three different plays with he same actors being performed simultaneously in the Crucible auditorium, the Studio and the Lyceum.
2022-03-1842 min
Crucible @50 Podcast SeriesEpisode 1: Birth of the Crucible TheatreIn the first episode of the Crucible 50 Podcast Series, Ashley Barnes interviews Tedd George, son of the Crucible Theatres's founding artistic director, Colin George, about their book: 'Stirring Up Sheffield: The battle to build the Crucible Theatre', which was published by Wordville in November 2021. They explore the final years of the Sheffield Playhouse, the origins and development of the Crucible's radical thrust stage design and the controversies it stirred up, as well as the theatre's fortunes since its opening in November 1971.
You can get a copy of 'Stirring Up Sheffield' from Wordville here: www.wordville.net
2022-03-1851 min
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