David talks to actor David O'Hea about the importance of being surrounded by good writing to elevate an acting career, and how he discovered that while working with Stephen Sondheim at the National Theatre.
Guests: Brendan O'Hea
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David talks with actor Steven Miller about the different roles he has performed in his career, from his work as Lenny Lyons in the soap Casualty, through playing Boromir in a musical version of Lord Of The Rings to his latest work as the evil Iago in Othello.
Guests: Steven Miller
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In this episode, Alex Hassell explains how musical theatre inspired him to be an actor. He refers to acting as a career full of difficulties, from the eventual struggles of making ends meet to finding new ways to engage with the audience.
Guests: Alex Hassell
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David talks with actor Jade Anouka about playing Juliette in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and her experience performing the female version of Henry IV.
Guests: Jade Anouka
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David talks to the actor Sirine Saba about David Eldridge's new play Holy Warriors at The Globe, growing up in the Middle East and the time she had to play Cleopatra with 2 hours notice.
Guests: Sirine Saba
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David talks to the actor Sarah Berger about playing Ariel in The Tempest, why her theatre company believes in paying actors a working wage, and the time she used Peter O'Toole as a baby sitter.
Guests: Sarah Berger
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David talks to the actor Marianne Oldham about filming World War I epic drama The Crimsom Field, her time working with The Factory theatre company, and what it's like working as an actor in South Africa.
Guests: Marianne Oldham
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David talks to the actor Alex Felton about playing Romeo in a swimming pool in Manchester, working with Marianne Elliot and Clare Higgins at the National Theatre, and touring with Belinda Lang.
Guests: Alex Felton
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David talks to the actor Saskia Portway about touring the world with a theatre show, the years she spent at Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol, working with Nick Hyntner at the National Theatre and the hard economic realities of Shakespeare's best loved comedy.
Guests: Saskia Portway
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David talks to Catherine Bailey about spending a summer at the Globe Theatre playing Portia in A Merchant Of Venice, her time as a child actor, and getting out of a Hot Tub in the middle of 100 screaming schoolchildren.
Guests: Catherine Bailey
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