Finally, it's Festival week and we have a great lineup to share with Liverpool and the World. Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Italy, USA, Mexico, Wales are all at the 2022 festival for a great weekend of theatre. Deborah, Vic and Neil discuss all t

Hey World - Here We Are... (Nearly)

Oct 7th, 2022 28m 46s

In this episode of the Offstage Cast, Deborah takes (the newly arrived in Canada) Neil on a tour of the Astor Theatre and the Curling Club (The Theatre Festival Hub) and they chat with Jean Robinson-Dexter about all things LITF ahead of the upc

Offstage Cast - This Thing is Finally Happening

Sep 27th, 2022 28m 58s

An amazing programme of world theatre.Our Artistic Directors chat about the very varied programme of theatre which is coming to Liverpool from across Europe, North Africa and the Americas, in just a couple of weeks.As final preparations are mad

Fun and a Blessing

Sep 25th, 2021 31m 9s

The team talk all things positive as we hear from the winners of Short Cuts and they tell us all about what the virtual festival has meant to them and just how to go about making winning theatre in a pandemic.www.litf.ca/offstagecast

Offstage Cast - Getting the Band Back Together

Sep 21st, 2021 37m 32s

The Offstage Cast from the Liverpool International Theatre Festival is Back for Season 2!!In preparation for the Liverpool International Theatre Festival in May 2022, Artistic Directors (Vic Mills and Neil Maidman) chat with Offstage Cast host,

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Season 2 - Coming Soon

Sep 17th, 2021 1m 12s

The Offstage Cast is back on 21st September 2021. Discussing all things Liverpool International Theatre Festival, it has guests from all around the world. Hosted by Deborah Raddall with Neil Maidman and Vic Mills. Be sure to subscribe to hea

At Home In Wales and in Greece

Dec 8th, 2020 48m 12s

For the last podcast of Season 1, Deborah chats to Vic and Neil, our two Artistic Directors about their experiences of LITF over the years and our final interview is a terrific one with Giannis and Elisabeth, leaders of TheatreHouse of Thessalo

From A Belgian Garden In The Dark

Dec 1st, 2020 47m 36s

This week we travel to Mechelen in Belgium to meet the Lucky Leo Theatre Company and find a lot to laugh about with four wonderful creatives. We also catch up with Vic and Deborah and find how they are still managing to be creative in Wales and

What Makes a Winning Play?

Nov 24th, 2020 42m 38s

This week we talk in-depth and detail with LITF’s adjudicator, Paul Fowler, and explore with him how judgments can be made about the qualities of a theatre performance. We discover what he looks for and how he shares his analysis with theatre a

Here's Looking at You, Kid.....

Nov 17th, 2020 26m 4s

This week we drop into Casablanca, but instead of finding Rick in his bar, we bump into the wonderful Hajar Reghini Idrissi. There’s no pianist called Sam but Vic does persuade Hajar to sing...and to chat with him about all things theatre in th

From Crystal Palace to Malawi

Nov 10th, 2020 48m 36s

From Crystal Palace to Malawi.This week Vic chats in-depth with a London- based young professional actor, Andrea Guerini, from Civitavecchia near Roma about all things theatrical as they find much in common and many things to laugh about togeth

A Word with the Boss!

Nov 3rd, 2020 34m 41s

A Word with the BossThe Offstage Cast team are hauled before the big Boss for a good talking to in our latest podcast. Yes, it is Jean Robinson-Dexter at her most forthright and revealing as we go backstage for the lowdown on running a festiva

A Trip to Kampala

Oct 27th, 2020 32m 11s

In this episode of the Offstage Cast, the team (Deborah Raddall, Neil Maidman and Vic Mills) talks about how a programme is put together for an international festival and how companies work is scrutinized and selected for performance. Vic meet

Making Some Short Cuts

Oct 21st, 2020 17m 21s

In this episode of the Offstage Cast, Deborah Raddall, Neil Maidman and Vic Mills discuss the upcoming, LITF Shortcuts Virtual Theatre Festival. LITF Short Cuts is a new virtual theatre festival, presented by the Liverpool International Theatr

Transatlantic Introductions

Oct 20th, 2020 29m 45s

Welcome to episode 1 of the Offstage Cast from the Liverpool International Theatre, in Nova Scotia Canada. Your hosts are Deborah Raddall in Nova Scotia, and Artistic Directors Neil Maidman and Vic Mills who are in Wales, UK. Your Host's take

The Offstage Cast - Coming Soon to a Device Near You!!

Oct 4th, 2020 1m

The offstage cast is a podcast series about The Liverpool International Theatre Festival in Liverpool, Nova Scotia Canada. Over the coming months, the podcast will bring you news and updates from the festival that sees theatre coming to Canada

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