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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

How we made Whose Line Is It Anyway? by Interviews By Laura Barnett

The cast of the seminal 80s improv show: ‘We were in the middle of a Titanic sketch when a pipe burst and the place filled with water’• What Does the Title Matter Anyway?: reviewThis s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13AM

Friday, May 27, 2016

How to act: stage stars share their acting tips by Interviews By Laura Barnett

What makes a great stage actor? As a competition to find Britain's best am-dram society gets under way, old hands Roger Allam, Miriam Margolyes and others offer a few words of adviceReading …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04AM

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Julie Walters and Willy Russell: how we made Educating Rita by Interviews By Laura Barnett

Julie Walters: ‘I was so terrified on opening night, I was taking Valium backstage. I was shocked when people laughed’This was born of desperation. It was 1979 and the RSC had asked me t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Monday, October 27, 2014

How we made Cabaret by Interviews By Laura Barnett

Judi Dench and musicals legend John Kander on how paper eyelashes, unsingable songs and a flop called Flora created a classic Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PM

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

How we made Evita by Interviews By Laura Barnett

Tim Rice: In 1974, Eva was in an unmarked grave. Now shes in a tomb engraved with the words: Dont cry for me Argentina Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Monday, August 11, 2014

Josie Lawrence and Greg Proops: how we made Whose Line Is It Anyway? by Interviews By Laura Barnett

The cast of the seminal 80s improv show: 'We were in the middle of a Titanic sketch when a pipe burst and the place filled with water' What Does the Title Matter Anyway?: review Continue rea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PM

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Stewart Lee and Richard Herring: how we made Fist of Fun by Interviews By Laura Barnett

Richard Herring: 'We got a lot of saucy letters. And someone even sent in a Brian May made out of liquorice' Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Monday, May 19, 2014

Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones: how we made Driving Miss Daisy by Interviews By Laura Barnett

Angela Lansbury: 'I'm too old to play a 72-year-old in the movies. But on stage with makeup, I can'I have two favourite characters in literature: Lennie in Of Mice and Men; and Hoke, the cha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:49PM

Friday, April 11, 2014

Olivier awards: nominated actors rate their competition by Interviews By Laura Barnett

From Lesley Manville on a 'captivating' Judi Dench to Nigel Planer on Josefina Gabrielle's 'quadruple threat', five actors share their favourite performances and productions of the yearOn Ju…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:27AM

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

How to act: stage stars share their acting tips by Interviews By Laura Barnett

What makes a great stage actor? As a competition to find Britain's best am-dram society gets under way, old hands Roger Allam, Miriam Margolyes and others offer a few words of advice Continu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM

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