Richard Patterson talks to New York Post columnist Michael Riedel about his first book, Razzle Dazzle.
Q&A and Interviews
21 March 2016
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Sarah Kosar: “I’ve decided that it’s not bad to make things happen”
By David Ralf
The Proud Archivist has announced their first Writer in Residence, Sarah Kosar, and the world premiere of her new play Mumburger.
2 March 2016
Features • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Q&A and Interviews
Simon Arrowsmith and John Myatt on transmedia: “Stories start before people enter the theatre.”
By Annegret Märten
“We’ve tried to appeal to a number of specific audiences: queer, theatrical ‘insiders’ and cabaret lovers”. Simon Arrowsmith and John Myatt from Broken Cabaret talk about their new musical Something Something Lazarus, and about the web of transmedia storytelling they’ve spun around it.
15 December 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
David Dawson: “If you drop the ball, the rhythm is gone.”
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker speaks to The Last Kingdom actor about found spaces, language, and co-starring with Andrew Scott in The Dazzle.
8 December 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Sam Yates: “It’s about casting people from all walks of life.”
By Rafaella Marcus
Director Sam Yates on the political dimension of Shakespeare’s late plays and making his debut in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
8 December 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Sara Pascoe: “Christmas gigs are horrible for stand-up comedians.”
By Andrew Youngson
Sara Pascoe talks to Andrew Youngson about bringing her Christmas Assembly to the Battersea Arts Centre and why Christmas time is crap for comedians.
7 December 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
David Wood: “Children have not lost their sense of wonder.”
By Miriam Gillinson
David Wood on adapting Roald Dahl for the stage, talking tigers, and the lack of critical engagement with children’s theatre.
1 December 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Will Adamsdale: “Sometimes it’s hard to be this guy because he’s so crazy”
By Andrew Youngson
Andrew Youngson speaks to Perrier Award winner Will Adamsdale about bringing his manic motivational speaker, Chris John Jackson, to the BAC for a special Christmas seminar.
25 November 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Clive Judd: “All my work is about men in crisis.”
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano talks to the director about role-swapping, Simon Stephens, career paths and the full experience of being human.
25 November 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
James Garnon: “You can’t sit back, you have to sit forward. What’s the point otherwise?”
By Tim Bano
On Pericles and the particular magic of performing at the Globe and in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
10 November 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Matt Berry: “There’s always another idea round the corner.”
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano talks to actor, writer and musician, Matt Berry, about the ethics of voiceover work, the London Dungeons and Stephen Toast.
6 November 2015
Features • Performance • Q&A and Interviews
Accidental Collective: “It’s a million miles away from what we thought we were making.”
By David Ralf
Accidental Collective’s Daisy Orton and Pablo Pakula discuss their new show about hope.
3 November 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Deborah Pearson: “We are all on this merry go round made of time together”
By Catherine Love
Catherine Love talks to the co-founder of Forest Fringe about time, mortality and being ‘here.’
2 November 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Jon Brittain & Vinay Patel: “More Stories, Told Well”
By Jon Brittain
A discussion of identity politics, appropriation, trans narratives & the ownership of stories.
26 October 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Alistair McDowall: “I Spend a Lot of Time on the Internet.”
By Andrew Haydon
Andrew Haydon talks to the playwright about the inspiration behind Pomona, the influence of the internet on his work, and the changing face of Manchester.