Our guest this week is director and theatre-maker Jesse Jones, Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate, who joins Darren to talk about bold programming, new writing, and why theatre should never be afraid of dividing opinion.

Jesse’s career spans devised theatre, new writing, large-scale adaptations and West End hits. He co-founded the award-winning The Wardrobe Ensemble and previously served as Associate Artistic Director at Paines Plough.

In this episode we discuss leading a regional producing theatre, protecting risk in new writing, and his latest production Top Gs Like Me by Samson Hawkins, a provocative new play exploring masculinity, identity and online culture.

A thoughtful conversation about bold programming, new voices, and why theatre that divides opinion can sometimes be the most exciting kind.

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