I like to listen to interviews about the cast&crew who are working in theatre. Here some of my favorite. Always work in progress.
(in alphabetical order)
ABOUT PLAYS
DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER
Aww I love Ben Daniels being interviewed!
2012 On the Scene: “Don’t Dress for Dinner” Starring Jennifer Tilly, Ben Daniels & More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LugsuBXux4k
2012 Opening Night: “Don’t Dress for Dinner”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAysWI6UPsc
2012 Word Of Mouth: Don’t Dress for Dinner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpl_B_v_cw
2012 Don’t Dress for Dinner Video Feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kw5n71ZCKU
2012 Don’t Dress for Dinner – About the Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fyB-4cYG4
2012 Don’t Dress for Dinner in 6 Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXYXsItM2U
JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
A play I regret I missed!
2014 ‘We still need to be completely vigilant’ – Jack Holden on war in art, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrV_cQwwQ0
2014 Johnny Got His Gun Audience Reactions, on Southwark Playhouse YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dcLbXOlouU
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
2008 An interview with actor Ben Daniels about the Broadway production of Liaisons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirVNA4m6Js
GODS AND MONSTERS
Another play I’m sorry I missed!
2015 Ian Gelder and Will Austin talk about Gods and Monsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR31395EIPc
2015 Behind the scenes at GODS AND MONSTERS rehearsals at Southwark Playhouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYV-74CGlwU
NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE
This is the NYTofGB YouTube channel btw
2014 Recent NYT alumni Simon Lennon, Zainab Hasan and Gavi Singh Chera talk about making their professional stage debuts in 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnLh2BCDT8w
2014 Interview with alumnus Chiwetel Ejiofor OBE on why you should audition for NYT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrwVfWy6iE
2013 Alumnus Rafe Spall on why you should audition for National Youth Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzPrqeW71Eg
OPPENHEIMER
2015 A dramatic experiment: science on stage – on The Royal Society YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SgyW6qPqf8
2015 Highlights from the Oppenheimer and the Bomb panel discussion – on Institute of Physics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtoSLVGc_vw
2015 Oppenheimer and the bomb: panel discussion – on Institute of Physics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PjD06V6m8
2014 Director Angus Jackson describes the story of Oppenheimer, a play by Tom Morton-Smith – Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQLizn0Yvso
PETER AND ALICE
2013 Ben Whishaw talks “Peter & Alice”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwusDfwXC4
PRIVATE LIVES
2013 WhatsOnStage Post Show Q&A: Private Lives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ivC7g9lew&list=PLJ9obkcRkOb9NzwKZmSjDz-bayVDeCjIV
SPRING AWAKENING
Missed this one, too!
2014 Oliver Johnstone talks about playing Melchior in Spring Awakening at the Everyman Playhouse: https://vimeo.com/89312188
Other interviews with the cast&crew were:
- Ruby Thomas: https://vimeo.com/89312186
- Adam Welsh: https://vimeo.com/89314799
- Claudia Grant: https://vimeo.com/89314809
- Ekow Quartey: https://vimeo.com/89312216
- Ian William Galloway the video designer for Spring Awakening talking about the show: https://vimeo.com/89310906
- George Dennis, Sound Designer: https://vimeo.com/89312190
- Matt Lambart, Assistant Stage Manager: https://vimeo.com/89312189
- Spring Awakening Audience Feedback https://vimeo.com/90958705
STRANGE INTERLUDE
2013 National Theatre: Strange Interlude interviews with the company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2CjuR4OlBo
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
2014 Interview with Marianne Elliott about “The curious incident of the dog in the night time” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh3QqqSCPeg
2013 Luke Treadaway and Niamh Cusack interviewed about The Curious Incident on BBC Breakfast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikNyBdLPXAg
2013 Luke Treadaway Post-Oliviers BBC Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6QuY-NDC4
2013 Luke Treadaway and Marianne Elliott – BBC World News Appearance 29 March 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_PnqTslgU
THE PRIDE
2013 Hayley Atwell: Pride is a political play – with Mat Horne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l9Ei0mHz1s
2013 John Heffernan & Harry Melling Interview The Pride Opening Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpCKrz_ZLxg
THE WASP
2015 The Wasp: Meet the company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TCxmFkyJOc
WAR HORSE
2012 War Horse – the Italian “Spettacolo! Che Spettacolo!” interviewed actor Jack Holden playing Albert (in English with Italian subtles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-YyLI2i8BY
2007 War Horse – Cast and Audience Reactions – with some scenes with Luke Treadaway playing Albert and interviewed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trIFlkJBFhw
ON PLAYWRITING
2013 Simon Stephens on playwriting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcHQ_oZHdc
ON ACTING
2015 John Heffernan shares his first experience of Shakespeare – Shakespeare Schools Festival YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoBhOnYDgmE
