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Stage Props
Working with fake blood and stage swords and how to design them
Theatre Critics
Judith Matrell discusses the work of the critic
Playing Mole in The Wind in the Willows
Ian Sharrock talks about the preparation - the movement and voice coaching - he had to do
Jordan by Moira Buffini
True story of Shirley Jones, who kills her baby, Jordan, rather than have him taken away
Poet Sir John Betjeman
Why this popular English poet was so appealing
Footballers Wives by Shelley Webb
"Sport is theatre" Shelley Webb, author of Footballers' Wives, on using sport in drama
The No Boys Cricket Club
Indhu Rubasingham discusses constructing a play in which women meet their younger selves
Smokey Joe's Cafe
The cast talks about the show's appeal for baby boomers and the fact the show has no plot
Directing Opera
Phyllida Lloyd on the moving from directing plays to directing opera
Chapter Two by Neil Simon
Louise Swan talks to Sharon Gless about the play Chapter Two by Neil Simon
The Importance of the Musical Score in Silent Films
Playing the piano and the how styles of music convey meaning in silent films
Wigmaking
The art of making wigs with real hair for use in theatre productions
Play Not Known
Unknown speaker explains how he used the story or Genesis to rewrite a play.
Shoe Supervisor at the Birmingham Royal Ballet
"Principals can use 16 pairs of shoes a month" discussion on pointe shoes used in ballet
Down Among the Mini-Beasts
Bryony Lavery on her character Millie who shrinks to the size of an ant
House of Spirits
Working with Isabel Allende to make a play out of her novel, House of Spirits
European Plays
Travelling to Europe to find the next play that spells success for a UK audience
Bondagers
A discussion of Sue Glover's play Bondagers
The Woman Who Laughed
Joyce Carol Oates describes writing this radio drama
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Review of Peter H酶eg's book, a thriller set in Denmark and the island of Gela Alta
Salad Days
Ned Sherrin discusses the musical Salad Days by Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade
Miss Julie
The themes of sex and class make Strindberg's play appealing to British audiences
Mules
Commissioned by the Clean Break Theatre Company and written by Winsome Pinnock
Arthur Miller's Broken Glass
Director David Thacker talks about the play set in November 1938 about Kristallnacht
London Film Exhibition
How London has been the subject of and setting for films over the last 100 years
Being involved in both the stage and radio version of a play
Passionate Playing
With themes of nationality, passion, relationships - and a grandma with a mysterious past
Medea in the Mirror
Jose Triana's Medea in the Mirror is set in pre-revolutionary Cuba
The Cherry Orchard
A light comedy or a serious drama?
Faust
A discussion of the play of Faust by Goethe and today's notions of sin and evil
This Lime Tree Bower
Irish playwright, Conor McPherson on his play set in an out of season seaside town