Theatre Podcasts

This is a collection of content on the National Theatre production of Medea, in a new version by Ben Power.

We introduce ourselves, and say hello. Cartman visits, and we discuss theatre, video games and netflixing!

Relax, sit back and give a listen to Charlie and Jeff LaGreca, hosts of FringeCLUB’s Variety Power Hour at the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival. The VPH is where performers can showcase their shows and share them with the FringeNYC community and it’s a chance for listeners to discover the amazing shows and talent […]

Women and Playwriting: Telling their Stories Summer 2014, Interviews conducted by Emma Weisberg, (Connecticut College Class of 2016) | A study funded by Andrew Mellon Foundation.

The Talk Theatre In Chicago Show is your source to hear what is going on in the Chicago theatre scene. Hosted by Chicago theatre critic Tom Williams, the Talk Theatre In Chicago Show brings you the latest reviews, the most in depth interviews with the artists that are actually creating the theatre, and the most […]

Made for BBC 4 Extra to coincide with the National Theatre’s 50th anniversary, Daniel Rosenthal conjures up stories and scenes from a unique national institution, featuring some of theatre’s biggest stars and its best-kept backstage secrets. Featured in this collection are exclusive archive materials from past NT productions and interviews with a range of NT […]

Actors Leif Jurgensen and AJ Sass chat with Artists and Theatre Professionals over cocktails and cribbage.

Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre – Classic Fairy Tales read by NYT Bestselling Author Alethea Kontis Episode 25: “The Marvelous Minstrel” The Marvelous Minstrel…or perhaps the PSYCHOPATH MINSTREL, because seriously…this guy is a jerk. The ASPCA would *not* approve. And, quite frankly, neither do I. Check out Princess Alethea’s Rant about this fairy tale HERE. […]

The founders of New York City’s 137th best Shakespeare-related Theatre Troupe bring you interviews and anecdotes with your favorite local artists, whether you knew they were your favorites or not!

Welcome to the Kitty of the City Podcast, bringing you the best in entertainment and introducing you to the intimate side of artists, actors, innovators and tastemakers from around the world.

Derek Jacobi talks to Al Senter about ‘As Luck Would Have It’, a book where he reflects on his life and career including working in the Old Vic alongside Laurence Olivier in the first years of the National Theatre. This is a recording of a live Platform event from December 2013.

Video reviews to help spread word of mouth on the beauty and magic to be found within live theatre

The Actresses’ Franchise League was founded in 1908 as ‘a bond of union between all women in the Theatrical profession who are in sympathy with the Woman’s Franchise Movement’. With discussion, and extracts from Edwardian Suffrage plays, this event celebrated and reflect on the role of theatre in the fight for Votes for Women. Guests […]

What are the differences between five of the most influential European theatre practitioners of the 20th century? How would these five directors work with the actress playing Ophelia in the famous mad scene in Shakespeare’s Hamlet? What would they ask the actress to do and how would they ask the actress to behave? A video […]

Inspiring interviews with writers, performers and creators of one-person shows. Also lots of How To advice to help demystify the seemingly daunting process of creating your own one person show so that you don’t have to let fear stop you from telling your story.

With each episode, Paul Fidalgo of the website Near-Earth Object (http://nearearthobject.net) engages in deep discussion with all manner of interesting and smart people who may or may not be famous. Yet.

As part of the National Theatre’s 50th celebrations in 2013, we ask a panel of experts to look at the future of theatre.

This was as series of live Platform events looking at how theatre has changed over the last 50 years since the National Theatre was opened in 1963.

Rare insights into the working process of America’s most seminal directors and choreographers are the focus of “Masters of the Stage.” This series features more than three decades of priceless One-on-One interviews and panel discussions with theatre’s most distinguished luminaries. Listen to these never before broadcast programs and hear the story of the American theater […]

Walk in the Light was a week of events honouring the contribution of black artists in British theatre over the past 50 years, led by actor Giles Terera.

The New Charlestonian podcast chronicles the changing face of historic Charleston, South Carolina through conversations with its inhabitants. Artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, and more share their passions and personal histories.

The artistic director and producer look back on 30 years of the company’s ground-breaking work, including The Master and Margarita and A Disappearing Number, and reflect on the impact that the company have had on theatre in the UK and internationally. This is a recording of a live Platform event from September 2013, which was […]

This podcast presents events hosted by The Ohio State University’s Humanities Institute’s Digital Arts and Humanities Working Group (DAH WG). DAH WG provides a venue for building a sustained digital arts and humanities network on campus. Ohio State supports ground-breaking work in the digital arts and humanities, but the University’s success in this area depends […]

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Sharon D. Clarke talk to Al Senter about acting together in The Amen Corner and their acting careers.

The West End Theatre series celebrates the best video footage from the top shows in London’s famous entertainment hub. Here you can enjoy theatre trailers, behind the scenes footage, exclusive interviews with the cast and producers from all the leading shows such as Hairspray, Dirty Dancing, Sister Act and Jersey Boys.

A drink of creative goodness to describe, enrich, motivate and inspire our creative energies. Hosted by voice actor Sean Crisden with dialogue and interviews about the performing and creative arts, including voice acting, acting, dance, music, visual art and more.

Go behind the scenes of the making of the original cast recording.

Alan Bennett reads the introduction to the playscript of People as well as a poem by Philip Larkin, entitled The Explosion. This is a recording of a live Platform event from November 2012.

Each year, Banga Sammelan comes to you early through a unique podcast presented by BanglaPodcast – NABC’s Podcast Partner. Listen to your favorite stars, know more about the events, participate and win exciting prizes. Catch all the excitement of NABC whenever and however as we begin the countdown to reach the host city. Join us […]

Brooklyn-based street artist Futura discusses his career and his collaboration with Beats By Dre at the Apple Store, Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Known for his notoriously abstract style and use of very fine, precise linework, Futura has worked with some of the world’s top brands, as well as producing his own solo show in New York, […]

For more than 30 years the American Theatre Wing has been bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the seminars offer a rare opportunity for students and audiences to see the people who create theatre engaged in thoughtful conversation with one another. With more than […]

This House is about the British Government from 1974 to 1979 when the UK faced economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to cooperation, it was a period when votes were won or lost by one, when there were fist fights in the bars and when sick MPs were carried through the […]

Peter Brook talks to Mark Lawson about his career and his new book, The Quality of Mercy, a collection of essays reflecting his lifelong interest in interpreting Shakespeare’s works for contemporary audiences. This is a recording of a live Platform event from April 2013.

Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s production of Spring Awakening is fast approaching! Follow the journey of this passionate, talented group of young people through their final weeks of rehearsal.

Commissioned to paint a vast canvas celebrating the triumphant Battle of Lepanto, the free-spirited Galactia creates instead a breathtaking scene of war-torn carnage. In her fierce determination to stay true to herself, she alienates the authorities and faces incarceration. Her younger lover Carpeta is approached to take over and seizes the assignment for himself. This […]

2ST is a Tony Award-winning theatre that gives new life to contemporary American plays, provides new writers with Off-Broadway debuts; and produces world premieres by America’s most respected playwrights.

Phillip Kelly and Jonathan Redding of the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble bring you Advice to the Players, a podcast about exploring theme, character, and acting choices in Shakespeare’s plays.

Join actor Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anna Karenina) as he discusses his latest film, Side Effects, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Side Effects is a provocative thriller about Emily and Martin (Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum), a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily’s psychiatrist […]

Opening June 2013, the premiere of KING KONG will be a landmark theatrical event. This iconic story of King Kong and his battle for survival in New York City is being produced by Global Creatures, the creators of spectaculars Walking With Dinosaurs and How To Train Your Dragon, and helmed by American theatre and opera […]

Born out off frivolous necessity, The Hundred Pockets Records Podcast’s objective is to explore all aspects of the creative process in arts and entertainment. Our mission is to delve deep into the inner workings of the innovative mind to find out where great ideas come from; as well as how they are realized, produced, sold, […]

In Much Ado About Nothing Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a very “merry war”; they are both proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are idealistic young people fall who fall in love at first sight. By means of “noting” (which sounds the same as “nothing,” and […]

The American Theatre Wing presents Downstage Center a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre, both on and Off-Broadway and around the country.

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John Lithgow talks to Nicholas Hytner about his love for theatre, his career as an actor, musician and writer, and his role as the titular The Magistrate. This is a recording of a live event in December 2012.

Fiona Shaw talks to Al Senter about her iconic roles at the National Theatre that have include productions Richard II, Happy Days and Mother Courage and Her Children. She also talks about her Irish roots, directing opera and working on the television series True Blood. This is a recording of a live event from November […]

Award-winning writer-directors Joe and Greg mix philosophy with nuts and bolts advice about low budget theatre and web.

This is a collection of films on the 2003 National Theatre production of His Dark Materials, based on the books by Philip Pullman. The collection includes videos on fight direction, set design and costume design as well as an audio recording of platform event with Philip Pullman and an educational workpack. These videos are from […]

Simon Russell Beale talks to Al Senter about his career including his role in Timon of Athens and playing Falstaff in Richard Eyre’s BBC production of The Hollow Crown. This is a recording of a live event in August 2012.

Timon of Athens is a rarely performed play written by William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. The production referenced in this collection is taken from the 2012 National Theatre production which is part of the cultural olympiad, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Simon Russell Beale as Timon. This collection includes a behind the scenes look […]

This is a collection for the National Theatre’s 2012 production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the novel by Mark Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephens. Included in this collection is an interview with director Marianne Elliott and a short making of documentary.

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An interview with Rory Kinnear and Helen McCrory, talking to Al Senter about playing siblings in The Last of the Haussmans and their careers. This is a recording of a live event in July 2012.

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman […]

The actor, author and artist Antony Sher talks to Sue MacGregor about his career, and his role in Travelling Light. This recording is taken from a live event in February 2012.

My philosophy as a teacher is that actors learn by doing so every actor works every class in exercises that are tailor made to his or her needs to expand his or her range with character and emotion. When we move into scene study in our acting schools, the focus is on providing the actor […]