Simon Russell Beale talks to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes.

This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.

Stephen Boxer (Gloucester), Sam Troughton (Edmund) and Tom Brooke (Edgar) talk to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes.

This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2014.

In the first event of the Platform series Kate Fleetwood (Goneril), Anna Maxwell Martin (Regan) and Olivia Vinall (Cordelia) discuss their characters, working with Sam Mendes and their first experiences of King Lear.

Michael Blakemore talks to Michael Frayn (playwright) about his book 'Stage Blood', reflecting on his work at the Old Vic (directing The National Health, The Front Page and the 1971 production of Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier) and his relationships with the Artistic Directors of the time, Olivier and Peter Hall.

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.

Rory Kinnear and Lyndsey Marshal talk to Al Senter about their careers and performing in Nicholas Hytner's 2013 production of Othello.

Anne-Marie Duff talks to Al Senter about her acting career, her roles at the National Theatre and starring in the 2013 production of Eugene O'Neill's Stranger Interlude.

Adrian Lester talks to Al Senter about playing the role of Othello in Nicholas Hytner's 2013 production, and how playing Ira Aldridge in Red Velvet influenced his performance. He also talks about acting and directing the BBC series of Hustle, performing for Stephen Sondheim and his future plans.

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

Fiona Shaw talks to Al Senter about her iconic roles at the National Theatre, directing opera, working on True Blood and her Irish roots.