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Playwright Howard Brenton on a revival of his Bloody Poetry

editor@theatrevoice.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:50:10 +0000

INTERVIEW: HOWARD BRENTON The playwright and screen writer talks to Aleks Sierz about Bloody Poetry, his 1984 play about Shelley, Byron and the loves of these Romantic poets, which is currently being revived by Tom Littler at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End.

London International Mime Festival: No Fit State Circus

editor@theatrevoice.com — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:22:41 +0000

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with No Fit State Circus hosted by Dick McCaw about their show, Mundo Paralelo, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Southbank Centre.

Playwright Ishy Din and director Iqbal Khan get Snookered

editor@theatrevoice.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:36:45 +0000

ASIAN VOICES: ISHY DIN and IQBAL KHAN The playwright and director of Snookered (Oldham Coliseum Theatre/Bush Theatre) talk to Suman Bhuchar about the genesis and staging of this new play, produced by Tamasha, which examines British Muslim life today.

London International Mime Festival: Theatre Ad Infinitum

editor@theatrevoice.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:29:25 +0000

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Theatre Ad Infinitum hosted by Mike Tweddle with performers George Mann, Deborah Pugh, Kim Heron and Nir Paldi about their show, Translunar Paradise, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Barbican Pit.

London International Mime Festival: Blind Summit

editor@theatrevoice.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:56:11 +0000

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Blind Summit hosted by Dorothy Max Prior with performers Mark Down, Nick Barnes, Sean Garratt, Sarah Calver and Ivan Thorley about their show, The Table, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Soho Theatre.

Playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan explores love and death

editor@theatrevoice.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:57:05 +0000

INTERVIEW: ABI MORGAN The playwright and writer of the film The Iron Lady talks to Aleks Sierz about Lovesong, her latest collaboration with Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett of Frantic Assembly, currently at the Lyric Hammersmith as part of a nationwide tour.

Award-winning playwright Joe Penhall discusses Haunted Child

editor@theatrevoice.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:45:10 +0000

INTERVIEW: JOE PENHALL The playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about his latest Royal Court play, Haunted Child, which is about a man who suddenly walks out on his wife and child and then returns as a cult member, and about his upcoming play, Birthday, which will be at the same venue in June.

Co-authors of the powerful new play Fog speak out

editor@theatrevoice.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:38:24 +0000

INTERVIEW: TASH FAIRBANKS and TOBY WHARTON The co-authors of Fog, which is currently playing at the Finborough Theatre, tell Aleks Sierz about their unique cross-generational collaboration, which produced a powerful and disturbing drama, in which Wharton also plays the lead.

New York report: Village Voice critic surveys the scene

editor@theatrevoice.com — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:27:27 +0000

NEW YORK SPECIAL Michael Feingold, chief theatre critic of the Village Voice, chats to Philip Fisher about theatrical life during the past few months, covering both the big houses of Broadway as well as Off-Broadway venues, looking at both the latest new musicals and plays, especially the rise and rise of the triple bill.

Theatrevoice Review of 2011 (part 1)

editor@theatrevoice.com — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:02:26 +0000

Review of the Year: 2011 (part 1). Mark Shenton invites guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), David Benedict (Variety), and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) to consider the highs and lows of the reviewing year. In part 1, they consider Best New Play, Best Musical, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. Recorded at the V&A, London.