Ten NT Plays that Would Have Been Banned

Michael Billington reflects on almost 50 years and some 10,000 reviews as he steps down as the Guardian's chief theatre critic. Michael is introduced by Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre. A number of guests including actors Penelope Wilton, Simon Russell Beale, Aisli ...  Show more

Katy Rudd (The Almighty, Royal Exchange; Associate Artist, Elliott & Harper Productions) and Joel Horwood (I Want My Hat Back, National Theatre; The Little Mermaid, Bristol Old Vic) discuss their new production of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Chaired by playwri ...  Show more

Rerun. Chinese citizens were once again able to read and perform the works of William Shakespeare on 25th May, 1977. Chiang Ching, Chairman Mao’s wife, had instituted the ban eleven years earlier - amidst concerns that the Bard’s works could be reinterpreted to undermine the Part ...  Show more

What is the future for regional theatre in the UK? How will regional theatres have to work to ensure their survival? Jim Beirne (Chief Executive of Live Theatre), Giles Croft (Artistic Director of The Gate Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse), Emma Rice (Joint Artistic Director of Knee ...  Show more

The artistic director and producer look back on 30 years of the company's ground-breaking work, including The Master and Margarita and A Disappearing Number, and reflect on the impact that the company have had on theatre in the UK and internationally. This is a recording of a liv ...  Show more

Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the big statues controversy - should statues of evil geniuses from history stay up?Producer Beth O'Dea