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In this collection, playwrights take to the National Theatre stage to offer an insight into their work, featuring Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard, Tena Štivičić, Simon Stephens, and more.... more
FAQs about Playwrights in Conversation:How many episodes does Playwrights in Conversation have?The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.
May 09, 2014David Henry Hwang on Yellow FaceTony award-winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang talks to Mark Shenton about Yellow Face, which questions what race really means in our society. Yellow Face plays until 24 May: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/yellow-faceThis is a recording of a live Platform event from May 2014....more46minPlay
December 23, 2013Carl Miller and Bijan Sheibani on Emil and the DetectivesThe writer and director talk about this new version of Erich Kästner's story, adapting it for the Olivier Theatre and working with three casts of child actors.This is a recording of a live Platform event from December 2013....more27minPlay
February 19, 2013Marianne Elliott and Simon Stephens on PortThe director, Marianne Elliott, and playwright, Simon Stephens, discuss the 2013 production of Port and reflect on the original production in 2002 with interviewer Rachel Cooke....more25minPlay
November 20, 2012Howard Barker in conversationPlaywright Howard Barker talks to Mark Brown about his career and the National Theatre's 2012 production of Scenes From an Execution....more27minPlay
October 08, 2012Stephen Beresford in conversationStephen Beresford talks to Matt Wolf about his career and The Last of the Haussmans, his playwriting debut at the National Theatre. This is a recording of a Platform event from August 2012....more38minPlay
June 26, 2012Interview with London Road playwright, director and composerThe writer Alecky Blythe, composer Adam Cork and director Rufus Norris discuss their award winning work, London Road, with Dan Rebellato....more32minPlay
April 24, 2012Interview with Enda WalshEnda Walsh discusses his play Misterman, fresh from its New York run, with Dan Rebellato....more26minPlay
February 28, 2012Nicholas Hytner and Nicholas Wright on Travelling LightDirector and playwright discuss Travelling Light with Sarah Hemming.This is a recording of a live Platform event....more26minPlay
October 12, 2011Arthur Miller reads from his log of Death of a Salesman in BeijingArthur Miller’s plays, The Crucible, All My Sons, A View from the Bridge and Death of a Salesman, have been embraced all around the world. His work embodies the public issues of his day, translating them into terms of the private conscience. In this audio podcast from 1984 Arthur Miller reads from his log of Death of a Salesman in Beijing to a live audience at the National Theatre. Taken from the National Theatre Archive of Platform events....more48minPlay
October 10, 2011Alan Bennett and Judi Dench perform a short radio playTaken from the National Theatre Archive of Platform events. In 1995 Alan Bennett invited Judi Dench to perform a short radio play with him in front of a live audience at the National Theatre. This is an audio recording of that event....more20minPlay
FAQs about Playwrights in Conversation:How many episodes does Playwrights in Conversation have?The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.