Almeida Theatre Podcast

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Almeida Theatre Podcast

The Almeida Theatre Podcast brings together artists who create the performances on stage to talk about their lives, their work and how they make theatre.

14/08/2020

Podcast Ep 11: Mike Bartlett on Albion

Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold talks to playwright Mike Bartlett about his critically-acclaimed play Albion. Following two sell-out runs at the Almeida, Albion will be screened on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. Mike and Rupert talk about working together for 10 years, on plays such as Earthquakes in London and King Charles III and the inspiration behind Albion. More on the TV screening of Albion>> https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/albion-on-the-bbc/1-feb-2020-29-feb-2020

40 min
14/08/2020

Podcast Ep 10: Miriam Buether

Miriam Buether’s designs are regularly seen onstage at the Almeida including in Albion, Shipwreck, Machinal, Boy and Game. See some more on her designs here: https://bit.ly/2ML4Pw2 In this episode, she talks to Artistic Director Rupert Goold about her design process, growing up in East Germany, and her advice to emerging designers. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

42 min
12/06/2020

Podcast Ep 9: Indira Varma

Indira Varma (The Treatment, Game of Thrones) talks to Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold about her varied career on screen and stage. She talks about starring opposite Andrew Scott and how the Coronavirus crisis stopped her production of The Seagull after only four previews. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

43 min
12/06/2020

Podcast Ep 8: Tobias Menzies

Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold talks to actor Tobias Menzies (The Hunt, Game of Throne, Outlander) about his work on stage, playing Prince Philip in Netflix's The Crown, and his aspirations to become a director. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

46 min
29/05/2020

Podcast Ep 7: Noma Dumezweni

Two-time Olivier Award-winning actor Noma Dumezweni talks to the Almeida's Artistic Director Rupert Goold about originating the role of Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the theatre she loves, as well as what it was like performing in Carmen Disruption at the Almeida. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

39 min
29/05/2020

Podcast Ep 6: Adam Cork

Olivier and Tony Award-winning composer and sound designer Adam Cork (The Hunt, Ink) talks to long-time collaborator Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold about how he creates the sound of a production. He also discusses the creation of the critically acclaimed musical London Road. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

45 min
23/05/2020

Podcast Ep 4: Matt Smith

WARNING: this episode includes swearing The Almeida Theatre's Artistic Director Rupert Goold talks to BAFTA and Emmy Award-nominated actor Matt Smith during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Matt discusses his career on stage and screen, the impact of lockdown and what he is missing most about theatre. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

44 min
23/05/2020

Podcast Ep 5: Beth Steel

The Almeida Theatre's Artistic Director Rupert Goold talks to the writer Beth Steel whose play The House of Shades was due to go into rehearsals at the Almeida just as the lockdown hit. She talks about her unconventional route to becoming a writer and the need for theatre to have more working-class voices. Beth won Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and her play Wonderland was shortlisted for The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

34 min
22/05/2020

Almeida Podcast: Matt Smith Trailer

While Coronavirus has forced our doors to close, we are keeping the memory of the theatre alive through a new series of podcasts with some recent Almeida artists, including Matt Smith, Noma Dumezweni and Tobias Menzies. Listen from Sat 23 May

1 min
12/12/2019

Podcast Ep 3: Khalid Abdalla

Khalid Abdalla, activist and actor (The Kite Runner) currently cast in the Almeida's The Duchess of Malfi and previously in Shipwreck, talks to the Almeida's Artistic Director Rupert Goold.

33 min
01/11/2019

Podcast Ep 2: Jeremy O. Harris

Almeida Theatre Podcast: where the creatives, who work behind the scenes to create the work on the Almeida stage, talk about themselves, their careers and their experiences. In our second episode, award-winning playwright Jeremy O. Harris (Slave Play, “Daddy”) talks to the Almeida’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold.

41 min
11/09/2019

Podcast Ep 1: Rebecca Frecknall

Episode 1 At the Almeida Theatre we make brave new work that asks big questions: of plays, of theatre and of the world around us. The Almeida Theatre Podcast brings together artists who create the performances on stage to talk about their lives, their work and how they make theatre. In our first episode, Olivier Award-winning Associate Director of the Almeida Theatre Rebecca Frecknall (Summer and Smoke, Three Sisters) talks to the Almeida’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold. With special thanks to George Lumkin, Rupert Goold and Rebecca Frecknall.

34 min

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25/05/2020

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It sounds like someone is clipping their toe nails all the way through the Matt Smith episode. FFS!

The Almeida Theatre Podcast brings together artists who create the performances on stage to talk about their lives, their work and how they make theatre.

Creator

Almeida Theatre
Years Active

2016 - 2020
Episodes

12
Rating

Clean
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