NT Talks
Summary: Welcome to our collection of conversations recorded live from the National Theatre stages, including interviews with actors, directors and playwrights.
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Podcasts:
The director and adapter talk about their production of Dara. Find out more about Dara: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/dara
Keith Ansell-Pearson (Professor of Philosophy at Warwick University) and Michael Holroyd (biographer of Bernard Shaw) discuss the Nietzschean concept of the ‘übermensch’ and its influence on Shaw’s writing. Find out more about Man and Superman: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/man-and-superman
The perennial playwright reflects on his career with Nicholas Hytner, discussing work from 1991 to the present day.
The director and writer discuss the new play, The Hard Problem. Find out more about The Hard Problem: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-hard-problem
Alan Bennett joins Nick Hytner to discuss his earliest work, their many collaborations and Bennett's illustrious career as a playwright.
This film explores the role of women in Ancient Greek society and the representation of female identity in Antigone, Women of Troy and Medea. Dr Lucy Jackson, Teaching Fellow at King's College London & Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) looks back over these recent Greek productions at the National Theatre, featuring Helen McCrory and Jodie Whittaker. For background detail on Greek theatre productions at the National Theatre, see our online exhibit: https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/exhibit/greek-tragedy-at-the-national-theatre/wRnC0fJ0
The director talks about his new production of Man and Superman and the challenges of staging Bernard Shaw’s witty, provocative classic.
Armand Leroi, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Imperial College London, talks about some of the themes surrounding Tom Stoppard’s new play, The Hard Problem.
The former Poet Laureate looks at the work of Robert Louis Stevenson, whose Treasure Island inspired his own sequels, The New World and Silver. Chaired by James Naughtie. Treasure Island is playing at the National Theatre until 8 April: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/treasure-island
Shahid Nadeem, writer and director of the original version of Dara, is joined by Production Consultant Anwar Akhtar to discuss the play and its journey with Ajoka Theatre, as well as looking at the broader cultural landscape of Pakistan, and the many links between Pakistan and Britain. Chaired by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. http://ajoka.org.pk/ http://www.thesamosa.co.uk/
Director Polly Findlay and playwright Bryony Lavery discuss their new version of R L Stevenson's adventure story with Fiona Mountford. Find out more and book tickets: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/treasure-island
Ian Hislop is joined by Craig Brown, Harry Enfield, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens and John Sessions for a satirical round-up of the year’s people and events.
Judi Dench joins Angus MacKechnie on the Lyttelton stage to discuss her career and share memorable moments from her performances at the National Theatre.
Director Rufus Norris and actress Meera Syal discuss Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new play by David Hare based on the book by Katherine Boo. Find out more and book tickets here: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/behind-the-beautiful-forevers
From the remnants of monarchy to Communism, democracy, war and the EU: Croatia 1945–2011. The Kos family argue, adapt, fall in and out of love. Tena Štivičić talks to Susannah Tresilian about 3 Winters, her new play for the National Theatre directed by Howard Davies. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/3-winters #3Winters
