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TheatreVoice

Manchester's Big Theatre Podcast

The History of Actor Training in the British Drama School.

Edward Kemp

Karl Lagerfeld

Lissa Evans

Quentin Tarantino

Aaron Sorkin

Jamie MacDonald

Sarah Williams

Andy Serkis

Billy Lynn

Alex Gibney

John Adams

Edmund de Waal

Ian McKellen

Michael Sheen

David Tennant

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Sarah Frankcom resigns from Lamda.

In their new film, The Good Liar,  Ian McKellen plays Roy Courtnay, a con artist who when he meets Betty McLeish, a well-to-widow played by Helen Mirren, can't believe his luck. Sir Ian talks to John Wilson about this role, which involves playing someone who is himself acting.    Guilt, a new 4-part BBC Two drama set in Edinburgh, stars Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as two very different brothers who find themselves having to join forces when they run over and kill a man. As they cover their tracks they begin to discover they can trust no-one, including each other. Critic Hannah McGill reviews the contemporary black comedy drama.The Observer’s theatre critic Susannah Clapp said of Sarah Frankcom, artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, that she was 'creating England’s first mainstream feminist theatre'. Now Frankcom is directing her final production there, Light Falls by Simon Stephens. She talks about this drama of a northern family, her collaborations with Stephens, who has written several plays for the Exchange and, especially, Maxine Peake, whom she cast as Hamlet. Frankcom's next job will be running the drama school LAMDA and she tells John Wilson of her concern about the training of actors because of the expense and the decline of drama teaching in schools. Presenter: John WilsonProducer: Julian May

In their new film, The Good Liar, Ian McKellen plays Roy Courtnay, a con artist who when he meets Betty McLeish, a well-to-widow played by Helen Mirren, can't believe his luck. Sir Ian talks to John Wilson about this role, which involves playing someone who is himself acting. Guilt, a new 4-part BBC Two drama set in Edinburgh, stars Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as two very different brothers who find themselves having to join forces when they run over and kill a man. As they cover their tracks they begin to discover they can trust no-one, including each other. Critic Hannah McGill reviews the contemporary black comedy drama. The Observer’s theatre critic Susannah Clapp said of Sarah Frankcom, artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, that she was 'creating England’s first mainstream feminist theatre'. Now Frankcom is directing her final production there, Light Falls by Simon Stephens. She talks about this drama of a northern family, her collaborations with Stephens, who has written several plays for the Exchange and, especially, Maxine Peake, whom she cast as Hamlet. Frankcom's next job will be running the drama school LAMDA and she tells John Wilson of her concern about the training of actors because of the expense and the decline of drama teaching in schools. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Julian May

Ian McKellen; theatre director Sarah Frankcom; Guilt reviewed

Sarah Frankcom has been Artistic Director at Manchester's Royal Exchange since 2014. She has been credited with bringing a new lease of life to the organisation and putting the theatre back on the map. Sophie and Joe interview her about her career, her work leading one of the country's most important theatres, as well as what she hopes to achieve going forward.

Sarah Frankcom has been Artistic Director at Manchester's Royal Exchange since 2014. She has been credited with bringing a new lease of life to the organisation and putting the theatre back on the map. Sophie and Joe interview her about her career, her work leading one of the country's most important theatres, as well as what she hopes to achieve going forward.

S2 Ep 4 Royal Exchange Artistic Director Sarah Frankcom