Ruff Radio

Join Ruff Collective Member, Patricia Allison as she sits down for a joyous conversation with Julia Nish-Lapidus and James Wallis to chat about making Shakespeare in unconventional spaces, their move to the St Lawrence Festival in Prescott, Ontario, and their upcoming production of Two Nobel Kinsmen presented by Shakespeare Bashed happening NOW at the Theatre Centre.

You can catch their production of Two Nobel Kinsmen now until February 4th at The Theatre Center in Toronto.

Patricia Allison, from the Ruff Leadership Collective, sits down with Theatre Rusticle's Allyson McMackon for a beautifully gentle conversation about creation, Shakespeare's the Tempest, and how to make art in this day and age. We're thrilled to have this episode kick off our 2024 season of Ruff Radio for our season long exploration of all things Tempest and Shakespeare in the Ruff.

In this episode, Christine Horne from the Shakespeare in the Ruff Leadership Collective sits down with actor, director, and professional caregiver Sienna Singh. They chat about childcare in the arts and a special pilot program we ran at Ruff this past season! *Please note that this conversation was recorded in September 2023 and is being released at the end of November 2023.

Join us for the second part of the Richard III Roundtable with Dylan Thomas-Bouchier, Alex Bulmer, Bruce Horak, Debbie Patterson, and Alexia Vassos hosted by Ruffs own Patricia Allison. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, jump back and start there. We promise it's insightful!

RUFF leadership collective member Patricia Allison chats with Dylan Thomas Bouchier, Alex Bulmer, Bruce Horak, Debbie Patterson and Alexia Vassos to talk about who they are, what they do, and their experiences (or upcoming experiences) playing Richard III.

1:08 - Debbie Patterson

6:14 - Bruce Horak

13:53 - Dylan Thomas-Bouchier

24:00 - Alex Bulmer

32:05 - Alexia Vassos

37:15 - Discussion of how Disability attitudes have changed in theatre.

"The Board Perspective" is a new series on RUFF Radio where we sit down with members of Shakespeare in the Ruff's Board of Directors to chat about their unique outlook on the company and their role in making things happen at Ruff. Join us in Part 1 as Ruff collective member, Patricia Allison sits down with Marah Smith.

In this episode of Ruff Radio, Christine sits down with Tracy Bryce a dedicated Ricardian and Chairperson of the Richard III Society of Canada. Listen in!

*Episode note: Correction for Joy Brown Ibsen’s last names.  Her maiden name, through which John Ashdown-Hill traced the mitochondrial DNA from Richard III’s sister Anne of Exeter, was Brown.  Her married name was Ibsen. 

In this episode, Patricia Allison sits down with Andrew Gurza Disability Awareness Consultant to talk about their upcoming show with Boys in Chairs Collective Access Me. Join us as we unpack Disability, sex, queerness, and representation. *This episode is for mature audiences

In this episode, Patricia Allison and Jeff Yung sit down to talk Multiverse - what is it? How on earth does this fit our season's theme? And why do we think science fiction intersects with Shakespeare? Also, as a primer for our season, Patricia and Jeff each give 3 recommendations of their favourite pop culture references of the multiverse or science fiction as suggestions for YOU the audience to maybe check out in advance of our production Richard Three this summer. Listen in!

In this episode, Christine Horne sits down with director, artistic director, scholar, and educator Dean Gabourie about Shakespeare’s First Folio and the Folio 400 Project. This is a primer episode for our contribution to the Folio 400 project which will be released later in the season. Listen in!