The Archive
Recordings from January 2009
Total Number of Recordings from this month: 9
- Urban Scrawl: Ickenham, by Chips Hardy. Cast: Alex Scott (Dr Wallace); David Zoob (Burton). Directed by Gene David Kirk. Studio production: Tom Cassidy, Joshua Richardson. Recorded at Rose Bruford College. For full details and disclaimer visit the 'find out more' section.
“Where are the victors? Where if not out there somewhere in hiding, waiting to see what fresh onslaught Darwinism has prepared for them.”
- Recording Date: 01-Jan-2009
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- Urban Scrawl: Ruislip, by Gillian Plowman. Cast: Alice De Cent (Anne), Alex Packer (Jeff), Mark Conway (Val), Dana Gartland (Desk). Directed by Steve Harper. Studio production: Joshua Richardson. Recorded at Rose Bruford College. For full details and disclaimer visit the 'find out more' section.
“What if the train, the whole train, was full of sheep being sheared and you and I had to have one finished by each stop, because you get a new one at the next stop. The Piccadilly 'Sheep Shorn' Line...”
- Recording Date: 09-Jan-2009
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- NEW YORK SPECIAL Jim Houghton, founder of the Off-Broadway Signature Theatre, talks to Philip Fisher about his new writing venue, which has also staged rare work by playwrights such as Arthur Miller and August Wilson, as well as the current season featuring the Negro Ensemble Company.
“When you look at all the writers we have staged, it's a cross-section of the entire American theatrical landscape.”
- Recording Date: 09-Jan-2009
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- Fringe Focus: Director and playwright Gene David Kirk, programming director of Theatre 503 and the new head of the Jermyn Street Theatre, tells Aleks Sierz about his work on theatreVOICE's innovative Urban Scrawl project, and about life on London's fringe.
“The plays are bite-sized; they exist only in the mind, in your own head - and the strongest play just one trick.”
- Recording Date: 13-Jan-2009
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- REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2008 Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) joins fellow-critics David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) to assess the highs and lows of the theatregoing year. Recorded at the National Theatre.
“Next year is going to be a testing year - part of the problem is that there aren't a lot of people out there to invest in shows.”
- Recording Date: 14-Jan-2009
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- Urban Scrawl: Sudbury Town, by Sarah Beck. Cast: Anthony Biggs (Harold); Pascale Whyte (Gemma); Sartaj Garewal (Man); Kirsty Neilson (Woman). Directed by Gene David Kirk, Marina Caldarone. Studio production: Joshua Richardson, Tom Cassidy. Recorded at Rose Bruford College. Expletives not deleted. For full details and disclaimer visit the 'find out more' section.
“Oh Harold, look at the little mouse. He's just sitting there staring straight at us.”
- Recording Date: 16-Jan-2009
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- FOCUS ON DIRECTING Top director Katie Mitchell talks to Aleks Sierz about her book, The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre (Routledge, 2008), which explains all aspects of directing for the stage, from choosing the play to surviving the press night.
“When I was starting out, there was no friendly, warm handbook that would help me get out of some of the nasty corners I found myself in.”
- Recording Date: 20-Jan-2009
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- Urban Scrawl: Hammersmith, by Phil Porter. Cast: Sam Palladio (John); Jonathan Cullen (Simon). Directed by Gene David Kirk. Studio production: Elayne Hall. Recorded at Rose Bruford College. For full details and disclaimer visit the 'find out more' section.
“That's what I'm afraid of... just the main part, where the District and Piccadilly Lines go through. I can't go there...”
- Recording Date: 23-Jan-2009
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- Urban Scrawl: The Cross (King's Cross), by Jane Bodie. Cast: Shona Cairney (Her); Harry Waller (Him). Directed by Gene David Kirk. Studio production: Joshua Richardson, Tom Cassidy, Elayne Hall. Recorded at Rose Bruford College. Expletives not deleted. For full details and disclaimer visit the 'find out more' section.
“Could you tell me how many stops it is to King's Cross? Could you count them for me?”
- Recording Date: 30-Jan-2009
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