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NT Talks

Welcome to our collection of conversations recorded live from the National Theatre stages, including interviews with actors, directors and playwrights.

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Tony Kushner on Angels in America

Tony Kushner on Angels in America

The writer discusses his play, Angels in America. Chaired by Ola Animashawun.

13 Jul 2017

28mins

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Andrew Garfield and Denise Gough on Angels in America

Andrew Garfield and Denise Gough on Angels in America

The actors Andrew Garfield and Denise Gough discuss their experience of performing in Angels in America. Chaired by Kate... Read more

4 Jul 2017

58mins

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Ivo van Hove and Patrick Marber on Hedda Gabler

Ivo van Hove and Patrick Marber on Hedda Gabler

Director Ivo van Hove and writer Patrick Marber discuss this new version of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler with Kirsty Wark.

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Ruth Wilson on Hedda Gabler

Ruth Wilson on Hedda Gabler

The actor reflects on the challenges and rewards of playing the title role in Hedda Gabler.

21 Feb 2017

32mins

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Judi Dench at the National Theatre

Judi Dench at the National Theatre

Judi Dench joins Angus MacKechnie on the Lyttelton stage to discuss her career and share memorable moments from her perf... Read more

2 Jan 2015

28mins

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Alexander Technique in the Theatre

Alexander Technique in the Theatre

As her memoir, Touching Lives, is published, Sue Laurie reflects on thirty years of learning, training and teaching the ... Read more

17 Oct 2016

25mins

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A Conversation with Peter Brook

A Conversation with Peter Brook

Join legendary theatre-maker Peter Brook (‘our greatest living director’, Independent) as he speaks to Mark Lawson to di... Read more

10 Jan 2020

28mins

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Shakespeare: The 21st Century

Shakespeare: The 21st Century

The former Director of the National Theatre talks to Abigail Rokison-Woodall about his enormous contribution to the hist... Read more

27 Apr 2016

50mins

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Arthur Miller reads from his log of Death of a Salesman in Beijing

Arthur Miller reads from his log of Death of a Salesman in Beijing

Arthur Miller's plays, The Crucible, All My Sons, A View from the Bridge and Death of a Salesman, have been embraced all... Read more

13 Aug 2012

47mins

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Nathan Lane and Russell Tovey on Angels in America

Nathan Lane and Russell Tovey on Angels in America

The actors reflect on the challenges and rewards of performing in Angels in America. Chaired by Matt Wolf.

8 Aug 2017

44mins

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Another World: Islamic State Discussion (part 3/3)

Another World: Islamic State Discussion (part 3/3)

The last of a series of discussions on the issues raised by the play, Another World.

9 May 2016

36mins

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Director Simon Godwin and Writer Simon Woods on Hansard

Director Simon Godwin and Writer Simon Woods on Hansard

Director Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra, Man + Superman) and writer Simon Woods reflect on their new production of... Read more

20 Dec 2019

22mins

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The Future of Musical Theatre

The Future of Musical Theatre

A conversation exploring recent influences and shifts in writing for musical theatre, and looking forward to the future ... Read more

7 Mar 2018

43mins

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Shakespeare's England in 1606 with James Shapiro

Shakespeare's England in 1606 with James Shapiro

1606, while a very good year for Shakespeare (he wrote Macbeth, King Lear and Antony and Cleopatra), was a fraught one f... Read more

7 Mar 2018

32mins

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Rory Kinnear - Talking Shakespeare

Rory Kinnear - Talking Shakespeare

Rory Kinnear talks to Matt Wolf about his approach to playing the historic part of Hamlet in Nicholas Hytner's productio... Read more

14 Aug 2012

30mins

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Lear and Rosalind

Lear and Rosalind

The timeless Shakespearean characters of Lear and Rosalind are given a voice through the different and unorthodox approa... Read more

31 May 2016

34mins

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Shakespeare: Writer for Today

Shakespeare: Writer for Today

From the new series of the BBC's The Hollow Crown, director Dominic Cooke and writer Ben Power discuss their approach to... Read more

27 Apr 2016

15mins

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Ralph Fiennes on Man and Superman

Ralph Fiennes on Man and Superman

The actor talks about the challenges and rewards of playing Jack Tanner in Man and Superman. Chaired by Joan Bakewell.

28 May 2015

31mins

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Shakespeare and Old Age: Simon Russell Beale

Shakespeare and Old Age: Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale and Simon Lovestone look at how memory and ageing are explored in Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, and... Read more

26 Apr 2016

42mins

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Marianne Elliott on Angels in America

Marianne Elliott on Angels in America

The Director talks about her production of Angels in America, chaired by Susannah Clapp.

13 Jul 2017

23mins

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