Man + Superman

The actor talks about the challenges and rewards of playing Jack Tanner in Man and Superman.

The actor talks about the challenges and rewards of playing Jack Tanner in Man and Superman.

Chaired by Joan Bakewell.

Composer Michael Bruce talks about his approach in creating music for Man and Superman - giving an insight into his work method with director Simon Godwin and revealing the influence of Mozart's Don Giovanni.

This podcast includes excerpts from Don Giovanni and the National Theatre's production of Man and Superman.

Keith Ansell-Pearson (Professor of Philosophy at Warwick University) and Michael Holroyd (biographer of Bernard Shaw) discuss the Nietzschean concept of the ‘übermensch’ and its influence on Shaw’s writing.

Find out more about Man and Superman: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/man-and-superman

The director talks about his new production of Man and Superman and the challenges of staging Bernard Shaw’s witty, provocative classic.