Nottingham Playcast

We bring you an interview with Adrian Scarborough./An exclusive interview with Adrian Scarborough who, alongside Sophie Thompson stars in The Clothes They Stood Up In, his adaptation of Alan Bennett’s novella. He talks about how it felt to take on such a celebrated writer’s work , and why we should all be coming to see this play.Adrian has adapted Alan Bennett's novella The Clothes The Stood Up In, which is at the Playhouse Fri 9 Sep – Sat 1 OctGet your tickets hereThe Clothes They Stood Up I...

The Playcast is back!We bring you an interview with Stiles and Drewe. Stiles and Drewe are the minds behind the music and lyrics of our new show Identical which plays at Nottingham Playhouse Tue 26 Jul – Sun 14 AugGet your tickets hereStiles and Drewe are multi award-winning writers George Stiles & Anthony Drewe. Shows include: Identical, Becoming Nancy, Mary Poppins, Half A Sixpence, Wind in the Willows, Honk!IdenticalThis classic tale tells the story of twin girls separated at birth and...

The Playcast is back!We bring you an interview with Nathaniel Price. Nathaniel is the writer of First Touch which arrives at Nottingham Playhouse on Sat 7th May. Get your tickets hereNathaniel is a writer for film, television, theatre and radio. He graduated from the National Film & Television School with an MA in Screenwriting in 2016 – where he was a David Lean Scholar.Nathaniel has a number of original dramas in development including, Amsterdam (Moonage Pictures/BBC), Hamelin (Gaumont)...

The Playcast is back!We return with the first episode of the season brining you an interview with Caroline Bird. Caroline is the writer of Red Ellen which arrives at Nottingham Playhouse on Weds 13th April. Get your tickets hereBioCaroline won The Forward Prize for best poetry collection in 2020. She was shortlisted for the Costa Prize 2020, the TS Eliot Prize 2017, the Ted Hughes Award 2017, and the Dylan Thomas Prize twice in 2008 and 2010. She was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn P...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Rachel BagshawSupport the Show.

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Stewart PringleSupport the Show.

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Luke BarnesLuke is playwright, screenwriter and theatre maker using live performance and film to tell stories and make a good night out that’s bot...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Natalie DewSupport the Show.

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Nancy MedinaNancy hails from Brooklyn, New York. She received her MA in Drama Directing from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she now ret...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Natalie IbuNatalie Ibu is Artistic Director of Northern Stage and before that was Artistic Director and Chief Executive of tiata fahodzi, the only...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Holly Race Roughan.Holly Race Roughan trained on the Theatre Directing MFA at Birkbeck College. She is the Director of the Young Ensemble at the L...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Matthew Xia.Matthew Xia (Director) is the Artistic Director at ATC (Actors Touring Company), a company dedicated to producing and touring new inte...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Tom Jackson Greaves.Tom trained at Laban and London Contemporary Dance School.Recent choreographic work includes: So Here We Are (Manchester Royal...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Rebecca Gatward.Rebecca Gatward studied for a degree in Drama and English and an MA in Theatre Direction at the University of East Anglia. She is ...

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Paul Hunter.Paul Hunter is co-founder and Artistic Director of Told by an Idiot. Paul has worked on all Told by an Idiot shows to date as director...

Back with more brand new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to artists of national and international renown in our Amplify podcast series. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Sam Hodges, a theatre director, artistic director and producer with over 15 years’ experience across the not-for-profit and commercial sector...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is theatre director, Lucy Bailey.Lucy Bailey is a theatre director who co-founded and was the co-artistic director of The Print Room. Recently, she has directed a staggering producti...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is Amit Sharma, Deputy Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep.Amit Sharma is Deputy Artistic Director at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and was formerly Associate Director at Graeae and ...

The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work.In the third episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's production ‘full of tenderness and joy’ (The Times), Shebeen. Hear from the playwright himself, Mufaro Makubika, as well as Director Matthew Xia, cast members ...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown.These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.Today’s guest is Director Bill Buckhurst, who directed our 2018 production of Sweet Charity and last year’s Assassins. He’s also due to direct a brand new production of Sister Act the Musica...

The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In the second episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Theatre Royal Stratford East's ‘staggering’ (The Stage) 2019 production King Hedley II by August Wilson.Hear from cast members Lenny Henry, Dexter Flanders and Cherrelle Skeet...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown.These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.On the podcast today is Nick Bagnall. Nick's theatre work includes:Between 2015-2020 Nick was the Associate Director at the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse where he directed: Sweeney Todd...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown.These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On the podcast today is Michael Oakley. Michael’s theatre work includes: Romeo and Juliet (Globe Theatre), No Fucks Given (Vaults Festival), Much Ado About Nothing (Globe Theatre), Reb...

The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In this first episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's landmark 2018 production The Madness of George III, which went on to become the theatre's best-selling show to date and was broadcast via NT Live.Hear f...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.Kate is Artistic Director of Out of Joint. Previously she founded and was Artistic Director of The Other Room in Cardiff, winner of The Stage Awards Fringe Theatre of the Year 2...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.Nikolai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London and at the Crucible, Sheffield.His work has been seen in many of the UK’s leadi...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.On the podcast today is Tim Sheader, Artistic Director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.Tim was appointed Artistic Director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in November 2007. For R...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.On the podcast today is Paulette randall MBE. Paulette is a theatre and film director who’s work includes:Tin Star for Sky Atlantic, and Holby City, Eastenders and Death in Parad...

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Talking to Craig today is Artistic Director, Adam Penford.Adam has been Artistic Director of Nottingham Playhouse since 2017.The venue won Regional Theatre of the Year 2019 in T...

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Talking to Craig today is Director Maria Aberg. Known for her work both in the UK and across Europe, Mari...

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On this Episode Craig talks with Jeremy Herrin, Artistic Director of Headlong. Jeremy studied at the Roya...

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On this episode Craig is joined by Davina MossDavina Moss the Literary Manager at Hampstead Theatre, London. Pr...

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. In this episode Craig talks with director and writer Gbolahan Obisesan.Gbolahan is an award-winning British Nig...

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. In this episode Craig talks with Natalie Abrahami.Natalie read English Literature at Cambridge University and s...

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. In the first episode of the Amplify Podcast Craig talks with writer and actor David Haig.David’s stage plays in...

This month we catch up with the cast of the outrageously fast-paced, quick-witted and hard-hitting comedy Moonlight and Magnolias. Actors Joe Alessi, Hayley Doherty and director Kirsty Patrick-Ward tell us all about grappling with an intense script and playing heavy weight characters of Hollywood legend. We also introduce our newly announced shows, with a peek at what happened during our exclusive season launch– including the return of the legendary Mark Gatiss, a new pantomime director, our ...

With Christmas fast approaching we took the chance to sit down with new panto cast members Maddie Harper and Toyin Ayedun-Alase who play Sleeping Beauty and the evil Maleficent. We also grab a moment with Karr Kennedy and Ben Welch who are the stars of our two-hander festive show for younger children, Pinocchio. Support the Show.

Pantomime legends John Elkington and Tim Frater tell us some of their favourite tales from on and off stage, and reveal a little about this year’s magical production of Sleeping Beauty. Plus we pop down to paint shop and talk about preparing for panto, creative processes and their favourite moments from previous years. Find out more about Sleeping Beauty: https://bit.ly/2r2oSyi Support the Show.

Sara Poyzer and Jack Quarton chat about taking on the killer musical Assassins, the challenges of being actor-musicians and the joys of returning back to Nottingham – which is home turf for the both of them. Plus, Artistic Director Adam Penford reveals all about our newly-launched spring 2020 season of shows - which includes music legends, TV stars, gripping new writing, hilarious comedies and a brand-new musical. Assassins: https://bit.ly/2MGlnVF 2020 Season: https://bit...

In this episode we talk to rising theatre star Eve Austin alongside Director, Stef O’Driscoll about LIT – a Nottingham-based play that explores the turbulent years of a young woman looking for love in all the wrong places.We also catch up with Ben Norris about his career so far, his role on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, and his upcoming show A Quite Enormous Poetry Event – which takes to our main stage this October. Lit: https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/whats-on/drama/lit-2019/&nb...

This exclusive interview with Alex Kingston took place as part of an exclusive event for the theater's Playhouse Pass members which covers a variety of topics ranging from her training at RADA, her early career in regional theatre, as well as her time acting in Moll Flanders, ER and Dr Who.It also explores her role in An Enemy of the People – Nottingham Playhouse’s latest production.Alex Kingston will take to the stage as Doctor Stockmann on Friday 13 September, with performances running unti...

In this episode we discuss what’s coming up in the Neville Studio later this year. Craig Gilbert tells us about Amplify, the Amplify Festival – “a big Smörgåsbord of work from across the region” – and why he loves developing works with new writers. And we clown around with Hannah Stone, director of Pinocchio, as she talks about the act of play in theatre-making and the creation of this fun-filled kids’ show. Support the Show.

This month we talk about all things Coram Boy. We speak to two members of the 70 plus strong community ensemble who will be performing in the Albert Hall this August. Also on this episode is Director Adam Penford, who sits down for an in-depth conversation with the Musical Director, Alex Patterson. Support the Show.

Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director, Adam Penford, sits down with Director, Matthew Xia, to discuss the show and its relevance in today’s world. Also in this month’s Playcast is Designer, Grace Smart, who talks about how 1960s Miami is created onstage and what it’s like working with our in-house production team.Support the Show.

We talk to Memory of Water Director, Adele Thomas ahead of the show opening and The Party Somewhere Else collective talk about the upcoming festival happening at Nottingham Playhouse.Support the Show.

We talk to two members of our Participation team; Elaine Williamson and Dawn Richmond-Gordon about the NT Connections festival, and Beth Shouler discusses year one of our Amplify artist development programme.Support the Show.

We caught up with Skellig Director Lisa Blair and Artistic Director Adam Penford discusses the upcoming autumn season. Support the Show.

We caught up with Wonderland designer, Morgan Large, about what it was like to win the UK Theatre Award for best set design, plus Lewis Doherty talks about his one man show WOLF and what’s next for him.Support the Show.

In this episode we find out what Nottingham Playhouse’s staff highlights of 2018 are and we sit down with singer-songwriter turned Musical Director Rob Green about his career and what it was like working on The Elves and The Shoemaker.Support the Show.

In this episode Alex Moxon talks to John Elkington aka Dame Nurse Nelly Noggins about this year’s panto and our Artist Development Co-ordinator Beth Shouler speaks to Siobhán Cannon-Brownlie about directing The Elves and the Shoemaker and her career so far. Support the Show.

In this episode our Artistic Director, Adam Penford, tells us about The Madness of George III, how his first season as Artistic Director has gone and what to expect from the 2019 Spring Season.Support the Show.

In this episode Denise Black tells us all about her experience in the Kindertransport rehearsal room and why this production is close to her heart. Plus Artist Development Coordinator Beth Shouler talks us through the Amplify 18 Festival line up.Support the Show.

In this episode Alistair David tells us all about choreographing our production of the legendary musical Sweet Charity. Plus director Beth Shouler sits down for a chat with writer Tom Powell ahead of the premiere of new play I Dare You. Support the Show.

In this episode we speak to Midlands-based creative partnership Lapelle’s Factory. We also have a chat with Theatre Pride’s producer Hayley Green ahead of the company’s scratch performances for Nottingham Pride, and discuss why they are celebrating LGBTQ+ writing from across the country.Support the Show.

In this episode Adam Penford talks to Bill Buckhurst, director of the classic Broadway musical comedy Sweet Charity, which is on at Nottingham Playhouse from 31 August. We also discuss with Siobhan Cannon-Brownlie from Major Labia tackling the patriarchy through vaginal comedy.Support the Show.

In this episode we talk to Matthew Xia, director of our latest production Shebeen, about the timely nature of this new play focusing on the Windrush generation. We also have a chat with Rob Throup, as he prepares to perform at our first Amp Night, a scratch night that forms part of our Amplify artist development programme.Support the Show.

We sat down for a chat with Sting when he was in town recently to discuss his musical The Last Ship, which is at Nottingham Playhouse until Saturday 12 May 2018.Support the Show.

In our first episode, we sit down with some of the stars of our recent production, Holes.Listen to actor Kacey Ainsworth talking about how she prepared for her multiple roles (and multiple accents) in the production, and how everything changed in tech week!We also have an interview between our Artistic Director Adam Penford and Chris Ashby who played Stanley Yelnats in Holes, and also appeared in Adam’s first Playhouse production Wonderland earlier this year.Support the Show.

Before the release of our premier episode we thought we'd share a bonus clip about the recent festival Party Somewhere Else which was based in our Neville Studio.We spoke to Tilly who is part of the Nottingham-based collective whose goal is to showcase work made by women and to champion female-led projects while giving everyone a great night out!Support the Show.