Jemima's career started at a young age, appearing in several films in the early '90s, as well as playing George in a TV adaptation of Enid Blyton's Famous Five.More recent screen credits include As If, Hex and Lost in Austen, and she made her

Jenna Russell

Jul 27th, 2018 12m 45s

This week's guest is Tony-nominee and Olivier Award-winner Jenna Russell.Russell's professional stage debut came in 1987 as an understudy for Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables, a show she returned to as Fantine in 1991 and 2000. Her sub

Steffan Rhodri

Jul 13th, 2018 12m 24s

This week's guest is Steffan Rhodri.Steffan's acting career spans twenty years on stage and screen. His West End theatre credits include Absent Friends, Posh, The Mentalists and This House. On TV he's known for roles in Gavin and Stacey, Appl

Clare Foster

Jun 22nd, 2018 6m 38s

This week’s guest is Olivier Award nominee Clare Foster.Clare’s notable stage credits include the original West End cast of Avenue Q, Maria Friedman’s smash-hit production of Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier and in the West End, Guys and D

Nikolai Foster

Jun 15th, 2018 12m 6s

This week’s guest is artistic director of Curve Leicester, Nikolai Foster.Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nikolai grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London.As a director his credits include Calamity Jane at the Watermill, J

Laura Pitt-Pulford

Jun 1st, 2018 9m 29s

This week's guest is Olivier Award-nominated actress Laura Pitt-Pulford.A graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Laura's notable stage roles include Maria in The Sound of Music and Nancy in Oliver!, both at Curve, Leicester. The Light

Alfred Molina

May 25th, 2018 6m 51s

This week's guest is stage and screen actor Alfred Molina.On screen, his credits include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Boogie Nights, Frida and Spider-Man 2.In 1980, he earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Newcomer in Oklahoma! at the Pal

Simon Stephens

May 18th, 2018 7m 55s

This week's guest is the Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.A mainstay of London's new writing theatre, the Royal Court where he is now associate playwright, Stephens' work with the Sloane Square venue includes Bluebird,

Le Gateau Chocolat

May 11th, 2018 6m 54s

This week’s guest is cabaret star, drag artist and actor Le Gateau Chocolat.With a wealth of experience across contemporary opera, cabaret and theatre, his solo shows have seen him perform in venues from London’s Menier Chocolate Factory to t

Nancy Carroll

May 4th, 2018 9m 51s

This week's guest is Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll.After graduating from LAMDA in 1998, her first job saw her star alongside Cate Blanchett and Rupert Everett in the big screen adaptation of Wilde's An Ideal Husband.In 2010 she won an

Kate Fleetwood

Apr 27th, 2018 8m 15s

This week's guest is Tony and Olivier Award nominee Kate Fleetwood.Growing up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Kate began her career as a child actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company.In 2010 she played Lady Macbeth in Chichester Festival Theatre's

Trevor Dion Nicholas

Apr 20th, 2018 7m 39s

This week’s guest is the WhatsOnStage Award-winning Actor Trevor Dion Nicholas.Born and raised in West Virginia, USA, he made his professional stage debut in a touring production of Big River. His subsequent stage credits include Super Fly:

Gina Beck

Apr 13th, 2018 7m 4s

This week’s guest is actress Gina Beck. Gina’s big break came in 2008 when she joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera as Christine Daee.Her subsequent theatre credits include the West End productions of Wicked, Le

Madani Younis

Apr 6th, 2018 10m 20s

This week's guest is the artistic director of the Bush Theatre, Madani Younis.A year after joining the Bush Theatre in 2012 he programmed the theatre's most successful season to date, which saw the theatre play to 99% capacity. In 2016 he l

Drew McOnie

Mar 30th, 2018 11m 53s

In this week's episode we speak with Drew McOnie, one of the most in-demand director-choreographers in British theatre.McOnie’s choreography credits include Bugsy Malone, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar and In the Heights – for which he won

Dawn Walton

Mar 23rd, 2018 10m 16s

In 2010 Dawn Walton founded Eclipse Theatre Company, the UK’s foremost black-led national production company. Recent touring productions include One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, Sizwe Banzi is Dead and A Raisin in the Sun.Last year, Eclipse ann

Rosalie Craig

Mar 16th, 2018 5m 48s

After graduating from Rose Bruford in 2001 Rosalie Craig joined the RSC and made her professional debut in Adrian Mitchell’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.Her stage career since then has featured leading roles in both plays and musicals i

Lesley Nicol

Mar 9th, 2018 6m

Three-time SAG Award winner Lesley Nicol has no shortage of incredible parts to her name, including the starring role of Beryl Patmore in Downton Abbey.She also appeared in the West End production of Mamma Mia! from 2000 to 2002, and the orig

David Babani

Mar 2nd, 2018 8m 4s

In 2005 this week's guest opened a theatre on the site of an abandoned warehouse. 13 years later, the Menier Chocolate Factory is one of the most revered producing theatres in the world.With critically acclaimed plays including Caryl Churchil

James Graham

Feb 23rd, 2018 6m 53s

This week's guest is one of the most prolific British playwrights of the last ten years. Since the premiere of his critically acclaimed This House at the National Theatre in 2012, James Graham's further successes include Privacy and The Vote

Lindsay Posner

Feb 15th, 2018 5m 14s

Director Lindsay Posner's credits include the world premiere of Ariel Dorfman's Death and Maiden, Florian Zeller's The Truth and The Lie, and no less than seven David Mamet Plays.

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