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INTERVIEW: DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE. Dame Patricia Routledge is one of the UK’s most beloved and recognisable actresses, whose career spans more than 70 years and hundreds of plays, musicals, television programmes and films. Although best known for her roles as Hyacinth Bucket in TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, Patricia made her name in theatre, starting […]

INTERVIEW: BUNNY CHRISTIE. Bunny Christie is one of the most acclaimed designers working in theatre today. She is the winner of four Olivier Awards and two Tony Awards, and has designed shows including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Company, People Places and Things as well as the three immersive shows […]

ARCHIVE EDITION: INDHU RUBASINGHAM. When Indhu Rubasingham spoke to Theatre Voice in 2013 she was just coming to the end of her first year as artistic director of what was then called the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London. Ten years on, the Tricycle has undergone a huge refurbishment, is now called the Kiln, and is […]

INTERVIEW: DAVID SABEL. Fifteen years ago the National Theatre had its first live cinema broadcast, Nicholas Hytner’s production of Racine’s Phedre starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper. The driving force behind NT Live, now a global phenomenon, is David Sabel. He went on to help found the Bridge Theatre and now runs Sabel Productions, working […]