NT Talks

Adrian Lester talks to Al Senter about playing the role of Othello in Nicholas Hytner's 2013 production, and how playing Ira Aldridge in Red Velvet influenced his performance. He also talks about acting and directing the BBC series of Hustle, performing for Stephen Sondheim and his future plans.

Nicholas Hytner talks about directing Othello, the play's performance history and staging Shakespeare productions at the National Theatre in this podcast. This is a recording of a live Platform event from April 2013.

Andy de la Tour talks to Miles Jupp about his book, Stand-up or Die, which describes his experience in the gritty underground New York comedy circuit. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.

Peter Brook talks to Mark Lawson about his career and his new book, The Quality of Mercy, a collection of essays reflecting his lifelong interest in interpreting Shakespeare’s works for contemporary audiences. This is a recording of a live Platform event from April 2013.

The writer and director talk to Christopher Campbell (Literary Manager, Royal Court Theatre) about the National Theatre's production of This House, its transfer from the Cottesloe Theatre to the Olivier Theatre and portraying real events on stage. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2013.

Cynthia Marsh, Professor of Russian Drama and Literature at the University of Nottingham, talks to Dan Rebellato about Gorky’s theatre work, including Children of the Sun, chiefly written during his brief imprisonment for revolutionary activity in 1905.

Jonathan Miller reflects on his career as a theatre director, working with Laurence Olivier and his art with Kate Bassett, author of Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller. This is a recording of a live Platform event from January 2013.

Benedict Nightingale, the former Times theatre critic, talks to Michael Billington about Great Moments in the Theatre, his entertaining tour through theatrical opening from Aeschylus' Oresteia to Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem.

Alan Bennett reads the introduction to the play text of People as well as Philip Larkin's poem entitled The Explosion. This is a recording of a live Platform event from November 2012.

Adrian Noble - the former Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the RSC - talks to Daniel Rosenthal about directing The Captain of Köpenick on the Olivier theatre stage, casting and choosing a translation/version of a text such as The Captain of Köpenick.

Paterson Joseph talks to Asif Khan, Ellen Thomas and Don Warrington about the identity of the black voice in British theatre. This is a recording of a live Platform event from October 2011.

The director, Marianne Elliott, and playwright, Simon Stephens, discuss the 2013 production of Port and reflect on the original production in 2002 with interviewer Rachel Cooke.

Christopher Hampton, whose screenplays include Dangerous Liaisons and Atonement, offers a playwright's perspective on the role of the designer in the theatre and gives an insight into the work of Jocelyn Herbert.

The director of The Magistrate, Timothy Sheader, talks to Fiona Mountford about the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, directing and making his production National Theatre debut with Pinero’s farce. This is a recording of a live Platform event from January 2013.

John Lithgow talks to Nicholas Hytner about his love for theatre, his career as an actor, musician and writer, and playing the titular role in The Magistrate. This is a recording of a live event from December 2012.