As part of her ongoing series exploring ideas of legacy in theatre, Rebecca Atkinson-Lord interviews Paul Hunter, artistic director of Told by an Idiot.
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Articles by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
16 November 2019
• Legacy Tapes
The Legacy Tapes: David Eldridge
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
“I’ve always known that it’s a bad idea… to do things just to earn money” – Playwright David Eldridge discusses his schooldays, class, and theatre’s power to change people in the latest edition of Rebecca Atkinson-Lord’s podcast series The Legacy Tapes.
11 September 2019
• Legacy Tapes
The Legacy Tapes: Steven Atkinson
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord interviews Steven Atkinson, founder and longstanding artistic director of new writing festival HighTide, as part of a series of conversations about how to leave something lasting in the ephemeral medium of theatre.Â
10 June 2019
The Legacy Tapes: Clean Break
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord interviews the co-artistic directors of Clean Break about their bold 40th anniversary season of participatory work.
3 June 2019
The Legacy Tapes: Rupert Goold
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
“There’s so much fixation on how the pie is split.” In this interview with Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, Rupert Goold, artistic director of the Almeida, talks about privilege, the avant garde, and reaching beyond the Ottolenghi stereotypes.
27 May 2019
The Legacy Tapes: Richard Twyman
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord and English Touring Theatre artistic director Richard Twyman talk about the politics, economics, and future of the UK’s touring network.
4 December 2018
The Legacy Tapes: David Jubb
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord’s podcast continues with this conversation with David Jubb, outgoing artistic director of Battersea Arts Centre.
19 November 2018
• Legacy Tapes • Podcast
The Legacy Tapes: Lyn Gardner
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord opens Season Three of her Legacy Tapes series with an interview with Lyn Gardner.
19 May 2016
Features
Theatre 2016: From underneath the pros arch
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord was among the speakers at Theatre 2016. Here, she explains why the weirdness of the conference’s format, and location in the old school commercial West End, made it “one of the best arguments for robust arts funding that I’ve seen in a really long time.”
17 February 2016
Features
Why do we punish strong female protagonists?
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
“Have you ever noticed that the sort of Bad Things that happen to women in stories aren’t the same things that happen to men?” Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on why simply increasing the number of female roles isn’t enough.
24 November 2015
Features
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord: The Myth of the ‘Big Break’
By Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
A look at how the media reported Katherine Soper’s Bruntwood Prize win.