Category: Interviews
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Interview With…Tamara Fairbairn
We chatted to Tamara about starring in The Moors at The Hope Theatre. Hi – could you explain a bit more about what The Moors is about? The Moors is a gothic (and quite surreal) Comedy-Drama, set in a large mansion in the middle of thedesolate and bleak moors. We follow a newly employed governess […]
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Interview With…Tomi Ogbaro
We chatted to Tomi about starring in The Wonderful World of Dissocia at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Hi Tomi, what can you tell me about The Wonderful World of Dissocia? I find The Wonderful World of Dissocia hard to describe sometimes, because it’s such an amalgamation of genres and themes. I guess to summarise, […]
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Interview With….Ben Glasstone
We chatted to Ben about writing and composing The King of Nothing which will play at the Little Angel Theatre from the 24th September until the 20th November. Hi Ben, how has it been working on The King of Nothing? A total delight. With some shows you can be unclear exactly what you’re trying to […]
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Interview With….Aaron Anthony
We chatted to Aaron about starring in Dael Orlandersmith’s Yellowman at the Orange Tree Theatre. Hi Aaron, could you explain a little bit more about what Yellowman is about? Alma and Eugene met in the schoolyard as children and in the play they share their memories of growing up side by side but worlds apart. And […]
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Interview With…Julian Forsyth
Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon chatted to Julian about starring in The Woman in Black as Arthur Kipps. Hi Julian, how does it feel to be part of such an iconic show? The cast changes every nine months, so it feels a bit like you’re carrying the baton, to ensure that continuing success. But […]
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Interview With….Matt Blaker
Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon chatted to Matt about returning to The Phantom of the Opera. Hi Matt – how does it feel to be part of The Phantom of the Opera again? Hey! I am genuinely absolutely delighted to be back as part of the Phantom of the Opera family. And I call […]
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Interview With….Jenna Fincken
We chatted to Jenna about her play Ruckus, playing as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hi Jenna – could you explain what Ruckus is about? Ruckus, my debut play, is a n one-woman thriller exploring the suppression and destruction caused by coercive control. The audience follows Lou, a 28 year old primary school teacher, […]
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Interview With…James Clyde
We chatted to James about starring in The Darkest Part of the Night at the Kiln Theatre. Hi James could you explain what The Darkest Part of the Night is about? The Darkest Part of the Night is the story of Dwight, a West Indian boy growing up in Leeds in the early 1980s. Dwight’s undiagnosed […]
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Interview With…Ben Norris
We chatted to the playwright about taking his new play Autopilot to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hi Ben, how does it feel to be finally be able to take Autopilot to the Edinburgh festival? Hi. It feels amazing, and very overdue! I’ve been wanting to take Autopilot to the Edinburgh Fringefor years, and that’s before the […]
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Interview With…Arlene Phillips
Both have successful decade-spanning careers. Both are driven and fiercely independent. And then there’s the mutual love of sequins. Arlene Phillips talks to Vicky Edwards about Girl Power, refusing to act her age and why The Cher Show is an unmissable and fabulously feel-good extravaganza. “I loved Cher’s music from the first time I heard […]