Big Interview

  1. THE BIG INTERVIEW: Evan Placey

    THE BIG INTERVIEW: Evan Placey  

    Playwright Evan Placey chats to Susan Elkin about his Canadian roots, challenging writing and his concerns for the future of drama in schools Within a couple of minutes of our meeting, playwright Evan Placey and I are chatting comfortably about his partner Daniel and life in south London with the little boy (now 20 months) […]

  2. Big Interview – David Troughton

    Big Interview – David Troughton  

    David Troughton, currently playing the eponymous Mr Tom, took time out during rehearsals to chat with SUSAN ELKIN about his extensive career – from Exeter to Ambridge via Stratford. I catch David Troughton, 65, in a break between rehearsals for Goodnight Mr Tom. We’re at Open Air Theatre in Regents Park just before the move down […]

  3. Slyvia Young OBE – Young at Heart

    Slyvia Young OBE  – Young at Heart  

    Slyvia Young OBE, the doyenne of theatre education for children, talks to SUSAN ELKIN about her life, future plans, and why her love for the theatre is as strong as ever.

  4. Big Interview – Hugh Maynard – Inner Strength

    Big Interview – Hugh Maynard – Inner Strength  

    Hugh Maynard plays John in Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward  Theatre. He has a long musical theatre track record, a new album out and a powerful personal back  story. SUSAN ELKIN finds out more. Some actors present themselves as exuberant show offs presumably because they dare not stop performing. Hugh Maynard isn’t one of […]

  5. Monkey business

    Monkey business  

    Steven Green is making waves with Fourth Monkey, the school with a difference he formed after treading the boards himself. LESLEY FINLAY caught up with him during a break in rehearsals...

  6. We meet John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    We meet John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas  

    John Boyne has been writing stories since he can remember. Here he talks about his work ahead of the release of a stage production of his award-winning novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...

  7. Big Interview: Michael Morpurgo

    Big Interview: Michael Morpurgo  

    Lesley Finlay catches up with Michael Morpurgo and finds him in reflective mood...

  8. Matthew Bourne: an awfully big adventure

    Matthew Bourne: an awfully big adventure  

    Matthew Bourne has lead a revolution into how we watch dance. LESLEY FINLAY spoke to him to find out what makes him tick...

  9. Big interview: Phoebe Thomas

    Big interview: Phoebe Thomas  

    The stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson’s Hetty Feather has won acclaim from audiences and critics alike. LESLEY FINLAY chats to the actress with the difficult task of recreating one of the most popular characters in modern literature...

  10. Big Interview: Simon Barraclough

    Big Interview: Simon Barraclough  

    Simon Barraclough is one of the judges of the Foyle Young Poet of the Year award. He talked to LESLEY FINLAY about his development from record shop worker to poet...