Radio 4 Collections: Theatre Collection
This collection contains major interviews broadcast on Radio 4 in recent years.
It excludes reviews of particular productions.
Works
August: Osage County - Front RowPulitzer prize winner Tracy Letts talks about how Oklahoma's history influenced the writing of his play August: Osage County.
Clybourne Park - Front RowAmerican playwright Bruce Norris discusses his new satirical comedy Clybourne Park.
Enron - Front RowPlaywright Lucy Prebble explains how she went about translating a complex story of financial corruption into drama for her play Enron.
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - Start the WeekTom Stoppard talks about his play Every Good Boy Deserves Favour which questions our ideas of fiction and reality.
The Habit of Art - Front RowAlan Bennett talks about his play The Habit of Art, his early success and his brushes with the British press.
Lear - In Our TimeMelvyn Bragg and guests examine Shakespeare's bloodthirsty tragedy, King Lear.
The Oresteia - In Our TimeMelvyn Bragg examines the Oresteia, the seminal trilogy of tragedies by Aeschylus.
The Oberammergau Passion Play - Excess BaggageJohn McCarthy visits Oberammergau in Bavaria to witness the once-a-decade Passion Play.
Othello - Start the WeekThe actor Kathryn Hunter discusses directing Othello for the RSC and its contemporary relevance for a globalised society.
Ruined - Front RowLynn Nottage discusses Ruined, her Pulitzer prize-winning play about women who work in a brothel in war-torn Congo.
Seize the Day - Start the WeekKwame Kwei-Armah's latest play, Seize the Day, explores the idea of a black man running for mayor of London.
Tiger Country - Start the WeekThe playwright Nina Raine talks about her new play Tiger Country, set in a busy London hospital.
Welcome to Thebes - Women's HourPlaywright Moira Buffini talks about her play Welcome to Thebes.
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