TheatreVoice

INTERVIEW: DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE. Dame Patricia Routledge is one of the UK’s most beloved and recognisable actresses, whose career spans more than 70 years and hundreds of plays, musicals, television programmes and films. Although best known for her roles as Hyacinth Bucket in TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, Patricia made her name in theatre, starting […]

INTERVIEW: BUNNY CHRISTIE. Bunny Christie is one of the most acclaimed designers working in theatre today. She is the winner of four Olivier Awards and two Tony Awards, and has designed shows including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Company, People Places and Things as well as the three immersive shows […]

ARCHIVE EDITION: INDHU RUBASINGHAM. When Indhu Rubasingham spoke to Theatre Voice in 2013 she was just coming to the end of her first year as artistic director of what was then called the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London. Ten years on, the Tricycle has undergone a huge refurbishment, is now called the Kiln, and is […]

INTERVIEW: DAVID SABEL. Fifteen years ago the National Theatre had its first live cinema broadcast, Nicholas Hytner’s production of Racine’s Phedre starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper. The driving force behind NT Live, now a global phenomenon, is David Sabel. He went on to help found the Bridge Theatre and now runs Sabel Productions, working […]

In April 2023, as part of the V&A’s Performance Festival, a group of leading theatre practitioners came together to discuss representation in theatre. Taking part were: Mei Mac, Cherrelle Skeete and Gabrielle Brooks, with the discussion chaired by Talawa Theatre Company’s Carolyn Forsyth.

INTERVIEW: JESSICA HUNG HAN YUN. What makes good lighting design in theatre? Jessica Hung Han Yun explains all – and talks through some of her award-winning lighting work from the past few years, including Equus, for which she won the Knight of Illumination Award, and My Neighbour Totoro, which won her the 2023 Olivier Award […]

INTERVIEW: ISOBEL MCARTHUR. Isobel McArthur is an Olivier award winning actor, director and playwright. In 2018 she created Pride and Prejudice *sort of, a raucous and irreverent take on the Jane Austen novel featuring comedy and music. The play went on to win the 2022 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play. Since then […]

INTERVIEW: CHRIS BUSH. Chris Bush is an award-winning playwright and lyricist. Her work ranges from huge community-led pieces to musicals and political plays. Her recent musical Standing At the Sky’s Edge, featuring the music of Richard Hawley, won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Recorded on Zoom, 14th November 2023.

DISCUSSION: As theatre makers recover from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, Tim Bano is joined by critics Fergus Morgan and Arifa Akbar to discuss the highs and lows of this year’s festival, as well as picking their top three shows. Recorded on Zoom, 7th September 2023.  “The dynamic between artist, critic and audience is completely […]

INTERVIEW: LOLITA CHAKRABARTI. At this year’s Olivier Awards, Lolita Chakrabarti’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi took home five wins from its nine nominations. The success was another high point for Chakrabarti who, after a long career as an actor, turned to writing a decade ago with her play Red Velvet about the life […]