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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.

Latest Episodes:

Jeremy Herrin and D C Moore on Common Jul 07, 2017

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The director and writer talk about their latest production, Common, chaired by Fiona Mountford.

Andrew Garfield and Denise Gough on Angels in America Jul 04, 2017

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

Curious Incident: Farewell to the West End Jun 29, 2017

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Celebrating the final week of performances in the West End, this exclusive platform brings together the original Olivier and Tony Award®-winning creative team of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, including the director Marianne Elliott, playwright, Simon Stephens, Lighting Designer, Paule Constable, Designer, Bunny Christie, Video Designer, Finn Ross, Movement directors: Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, Sound Designer Ian Dickinson and composer Adrian Sutton.

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman Jun 28, 2017

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One of Britain’s best loved impressionists, the BBC’s Dead Ringers star debuts her new one woman show with special guest appearances from Theresa May and Hillary Clinton to name but a few.

The Reality Gap Jun 21, 2017

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A panel discussion exploring 'The Reality Gap'; the distance between what established politicians tell voters and the perceived realities of everyday people in the US and UK. The discussion is in association with Squint theatre company and will be chaired by Squint Artistic Director Andrew Whyment, with contributions from a panel of expert political commentators including BBC Newsnight's Gabriel Gatehouse, Sarah Churchwell and David Goodhart.

2016 was a year of political change on both sides of the Atlantic. Squint theatre company were up close to events in America, travelling over 4,000 miles interviewing voters from across the political divide to research their forthcoming production. On the week of the UK's general election, they have brought together expert political commentators to discuss how cognitive dissonance, broken promises and the erosion of trust led to the election of Donald Trump.

Squint is a London-based theatre company that asks big questions about the world through exhilarating and provocative new work. Their distinctive, ensemble-driven productions collide new writing, music, movement and multimedia to create visceral and highly visual experiences. Squint research journalistically, develop collaboratively and rehearse playfully. squintonline.com

Nicholas Hytner: Balancing Acts May 25, 2017

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Nicholas Hytner reveals the inside story of his 12 years at the helm of the National. This is a story about actors, writers and directors; about directing new plays like The History Boys and One Man, Two Guvnors; films like The Madness of King George; about probing Shakespeare from every angle and reinventing the classics; and about coming up time and again against the challenge of reconciling art and commerce. With candour, intelligence, humour and insight borne from experience of extraordinary successes and lunatic failures, he explores the biggest questions facing the creative industries right now.

Chaired by Simon Russell Beale.

The National Theatre Podcast May 22, 2017

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We have a new show! Here's some information about the brand new National Theatre Podcast, with episode one available to download now.

Women in Greek Theatre Mar 04, 2015

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This film explores the role of women in Ancient Greek society and the representation of female identity in Antigone, Women of Troy and Medea.

Dr Lucy Jackson, Teaching Fellow at King's College London & Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) looks back over these recent Greek productions at the National Theatre, featuring Helen McCrory and Jodie Whittaker.

For background detail on Greek theatre productions at the National Theatre, see our online exhibit: https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/exhibit/greek-tragedy-at-the-national-theatre/wRnC0fJ0

Alan Bennett reads his introduction to People Jul 11, 2013

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Alan Bennett reads the introduction to the playscript of People as well as a poem by Philip Larkin, entitled The Explosion.

This is a recording of a live Platform event from November 2012.

Private Eye at 50 years - for iPod/iPhone Dec 13, 2011

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Ian Hislop, Harry Enfield, John Sessions and friends take a satirical look at 2011.