Posted on 7 January 2022

WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS FOLK WRITER NELL LEYSHON

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

On Friday 7 January, Folk writer Nell Leyshon spoke to Anita Rani on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour about the real life inspiration behind the play

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Posted on 7 January 2022

ROXANA SILBERT AND GARY YERSHON SPEAK TO IN TUNE

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Roxana Silbert and Director of Music Gary Yershon spoke to In Tune about Folk, playing Downstairs until 5 February.

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Posted on 6 January 2022

Folk’s unsung heroines - Nell Leyshon writes for The Guardian

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Nell Leyshon wrote for The Guardian about the true story that inspired her ★★★★★ Downstairs show Folk.

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Posted on 23 December 2021

ROXANA SILBERT SPEAKS TO HAM AND HIGH

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Roxana Silbert, Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre, writes for Ham and High about the highs and lows of 2021.

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Posted on 16 December 2021

HAM & HIGH SPEAKS TO FOLK WRITER NELL LEYSHON

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

"My imagination is based in Somerset and seeing a stonebreaker from my village was a lightbulb moment.

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Posted on 14 December 2021

WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS PEGGY FOR YOU'S TAMSIN GREIG

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‘It feels like a love letter from Alan Plater to his former agent...

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Posted on 8 December 2021

The Telegraph interviews Tamsin Greig

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Claire Allfree interviewed Tamsin Greig ahead of the opening of Peggy For You, where she plays the legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay.

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Posted on 1 December 2021

Times Radio interviews Folk writer Nell Leyshon

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

On Tuesday 30 October, Folk writer Nell Leyshon spoke to Mariella Frostrup on Times Radio about her beautiful new play with songs.

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Posted on 29 November 2021

PEGGY FOR YOU AND TAMSIN GREIG ON THE ANDREW MARR SHOW

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On Sunday 28 November, Peggy For You star Tamsin Greig spoke to The Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 about playing this legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay this festive season.

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Posted on 10 November 2021

iNews: Adapting little scratch for the stage

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Gwen Smith of iNews speaks to little scratch author Rebecca Watson, adaptor for the stage Miriam Battye and director Katie Mitchell about bring this radical work to the stage.

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Posted on 4 November 2021

Woman's Hour interviews Stockard Channing

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Woman's Hour speaks to Stockard Channing, currently starring in Marsha Norman's 'night, Mother on the Main Stage.

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Posted on 2 November 2021

Financial Times: ‘It’s inside someone’s brain’ — little scratch at Hampstead Theatre

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Sarah Hemming of Financial Times speaks to the team bringing little scratch to life Downstairs - novelist Rebecca Watson, adapter for the stage Miriam Battye and director Katie Mitchell.

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Posted on 6 August 2021

A CUP OF TEA WITH TOM WELLS

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We caught up with 'Big Big Sky' writer Tom Wells to talk life advice, his favourite place to write and Ted Lasso...

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Posted on 14 July 2021

HAM & HIGH INTERVIEWS THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY DIRECTOR SAM YATES

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Ham and High interviews Sam Yates, director of Tennessee Williams' The Two Character Play, ahead of its opening on our Main Stage.

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Posted on 9 July 2021

THE STAGE INTERVIEWS THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY DIRECTOR SAM YATES

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Sam Yates, director of Tenneessee Williams' The Two Character Play, spoke to The Stage about giving the play the airing it deserves at the very venue at which it premiered in 1967.

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Posted on 7 June 2021

BBC's Loose Ends Interviews Dawn Walton

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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice interview director Dawn Walton following the opening night of Alfred Fagon's 'The Death of a Black Man'.

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Posted on 7 December 2020

HAM & HIGH INTERVIEWS ROXANA SILBERT

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Bridget Galton interviews Artistic Director Roxana Silbert after Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter opens on the Main Stage

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Posted on 4 December 2020

BBC News London Interviews Roxana Silbert

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Artistic Director Roxana Silbert discusses re-opening with The Dumb Waiter with BBC News London after 9 months of closure due to Covid-19.

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Posted on 27 November 2020

Broadway World Interviews Alice Hamilton

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Marianka Swain talks to Director Alice Hamilton about her upcoming 60th Anniversary production of Pinter's iconic masterpiece; 'The Dumb Waiter'

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Posted on 30 April 2020

THE NEW YORK TIMES TALKS TO GREG RIPLEY-DUGGAN

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Matt Wolf talks to Executive Producer Greg Ripley-Duggan about the postponed Classics Season

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Posted on 21 April 2020

JYOTI SHAH TALKS TO THE GUARDIAN ABOUT #HTTIGERCOUNTRY

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Urological surgeon Jyoti Shah recalls how she inspired the character played by Indira Varma in Nina Raine’s Tiger Country

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Posted on 6 April 2020

BBC 6 MUSIC INTERVIEWS ROXANA SILBERT

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Artistic Director Roxana Silbert talks to Lauren Laverne about #HampsteadTheatreAtHome

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Posted on 27 March 2020

BBC WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS LAUREN GUNDERSON

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To mark World Theatre Day, Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 spoke to I And You writer Lauren Gunderson about the play, which is free to watch on Instagram until this Sunday 29 March, and her career as the most produced living playwright in the United States.

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Posted on 25 March 2020

THE DUMB WAITER FEATURED ON RADIO 4'S TODAY PROGRAMME

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As part of the segment 'The Show Must Go On', dedicated to performances postponed due to COVID-19, actors Philip Jackson and Harry Lloyd spoke to Mishal Husain and performed an extract from the 60th anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter on what would have been its opening night.

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Posted on 25 February 2020

LONDON LIVE INTERVIEWS THE CAST OF THE HAYSTACK

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On 24 February, actors Oliver Johnstone, Enyi Okoronkwo and Rona Morison appeared on London Live to discuss their roles in the 'engrossing' The Haystack.

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Posted on 3 February 2020

THE UPCOMING INTERVIEWS THE HAYSTACK'S OLIVER JOHNSTONE AND RONA MORISON

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The Upcoming interviews The Haystack actors Oliver Johnstone and Rona Morison about their roles in Al Blyth's explosive espionage thriller.

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Posted on 24 January 2020

HAM AND HIGH INTERVIEW THE HAYSTACK'S AL BLYTH

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Bridget Galton interviewsThe Haystack writer Al Blyth.

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Posted on 23 December 2019

TALKRADIO INTERVIEWS RONAN RAFTERY

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On Saturday 21 December, actor Ronan Raftery appeared on talkRADIO to discuss the 'riveting' Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer.

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Posted on 10 December 2019

BBC WORLD SERVICE INTERVIEWS ROBERT EMMS AND RONAN RAFTERY

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Vincent Dowd featured Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer on the Global News Podcast for the BBC World Service.

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Posted on 5 December 2019

'SPASSKY VS FISCHER: HOW THE CHESS BATTLE BECAME A THEATRE EVENT' ON BBC ONLINE

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Vincent Dowd from the BBC on Tom Morton-Smith's Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer.

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Posted on 2 December 2019

WHATSONSTAGE INTERVIEWS ROBERT EMMS

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Robert Emms speaks to WhatsOnStage about his role in Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer.

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Posted on 27 November 2019

RADIO 3'S FREE THINKING INTERVIEWS TOM MORTON-SMITH

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Rana Mitter speaks to Raven: Spassky vs. Fischer playwright Tom Morton-Smith on Radio 3's Free Thinking programme.

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Posted on 27 November 2019

IRISH WORLD INTERVIEWS RONAN RAFTERY

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Ronan Raftery speaks to David Hennessy from Irish World about Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer.

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Posted on 21 November 2019

FINANCIAL TIMES INTERVIEWS TOM MORTON-SMITH

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Sarah Hemming interviews Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer writer Tom Morton-Smith

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