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The Othello Project

Posted on: October 13th, 2023 by ettAdmin

The Othello Project is created by English Touring Theatre with support from Amal, a Said Foundation project. Award-winning London-based journalist, public speaker and educator Abdul-Rehman Malik hosts.

Each week we’ll be responding to Richard Twyman’s production of Othello running at Wiltons Music Hall, from 16th May- 3rd June. This week’s episode is titled Othello for Our Times where we’ll be talking to Richard Twyman, Artistic Director of English Touring Theatre, and director of Othello and Jerry Brotton, professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University & author of This Orient Isle.

The music used is Dowager by Anna Meredith, from the album Varmints. This is available on Spotify & iTunes now.

F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for adults)

Posted on: October 13th, 2023 by ettAdmin

With the contemporary world being the troubled, complicated, messy place it is – difficult enough for us to wrap our conscious minds around – we want to interrogate the ugly underbelly of what haunts our unconscious minds.

F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) consists of 7 stories from 7 writers, read by leading actors and put out as a podcast and listened to by audiences right before bedtime, all exorcising different and unique horrors from our world and from our lives.

Commissioned and Produced by ETT

Hold Me Back

Posted on: October 13th, 2023 by ettAdmin

Hold Me Back. Inspired by Michaela Coel’s daring and heart wrenching ‘I May Destroy You’. 10 exciting poets writing today respond to 10 themes from the series. Curated by Rakaya Fetuga and Muneera Pilgrim, supported by English Touring Theatre. 10 poets. 10 videos. 5 days.

Behind the Curtains

Posted on: October 13th, 2023 by ettAdmin

A podcast spotlighting the off-stage, behind the curtains roles that are the backbone of theatre.

Behind the Curtains – co-produced by writer, producer and theatremaker Siana Bangura alongside co-host, writer and theatre critic Christina Nicole, in partnership with English Touring Theatre – is a podcast spotlighting the off-stage, behind the curtains roles that are the backbone of theatre. How are writers, directors, sound designers, producers, production managers, movement directors and voice and dialect coaches weathering the storms of uncertainty? How did they get to where they are now? What pearls of wisdom do they have for their peers in the industry and those still looking to enter it? What’s race got to do with it? And how do we stay inspired and motivated through the thick and through the thin? Tune in for answers to all of these questions and more!

That Podcast

Posted on: July 11th, 2023 by ettAdmin

Hosted by Remona Aly, Desiree Burch, Sophie Duker, Terry Gilliam, Nish Kumar and Chris McCausland, That Podcast features more than 100 writers, comedians, spoken word artists, scientists, journalists, musicians, and people from all walks of life, who tell tales of the extraordinary and the everyday, in an attempt to make sense of the world we now find ourselves living in.

That Podcast is a Storyglass and ETT co-production.

THAT PODCAST… Episode 6 Part 2

Posted on: June 10th, 2021 by ettEditor

6.2 – THAT PODCAST with REMONA ALY… where we say goodbye to those we have lost – PART TWO

THAT PODCAST… where we say goodbye to those we have lost, and talk about grief and healing – PART TWOIn Part 2, host Remona Aly tries to see the bigger picture, looking at what we can learn from those that have experienced grief from a different perspective. We also look to the younger generation to see what grief for a lost future looks like, and begin to talk about healing.Featuring testimonials from the public on what the last year has taken from them and taught them in return, a personal reflection from playwright David Edgar, a piece by poet Eddie Doyle, an interview with Dr Erica Borgstrom and music from Maimuna Memon. Content Warning – suicide

Episode 6, Part 2 credits:

Host – Remona Aly

Guest – Dr Erica Borgstrom

Commissioned pieces:

Number Not Names by David Edgar

Writer-Performer – David Edgar

Director – Jennifer Bakst

These Things I’ve Known by Eddie Doyle

Writer-Performer – Eddie Doyle

Director – Jennifer Bakst

Farewell to Tarwathie (trad.)

Musician-Performer – Maimuna Memon

Host script – Jennifer Bakst and Remona Aly

Interview sound recording – James Hingley

Testimonials Research – Aina J. Khan

Music – BMG Production Music

Production Co-ordinator – Madeleine Sharma

Assistant Producer – Ben Quashie

Producers – Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray

Series Producer – Ben Walker

Commissioning Editor – Jennifer Bakst

Executive Producers – Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman

THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production

THAT PODCAST… Episode 6 Part 1

Posted on: June 10th, 2021 by ettEditor

6.1 – THAT PODCAST with REMONA ALY… where we say goodbye to those we have lost – PART ONE

THAT PODCAST… where we say goodbye to those we have lost, and talk about grief and healing – PART 1Hosted by Remona Aly, the final episode of the series looks at what we have lost over the last year. Exploring how we can talk about feelings of loss and grief, and the rituals that can help us to say goodbye.Part 1 features personal accounts from acclaimed author and former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen and comedian Jack Rooke, conversations with leading religious scholars and thinkers Abdul Rehman Malik, Rabbi Alexandra Wright and vicar-turned-comedian Reverend Ravi Holy, as well as spoken word by Muneera Pilgrim and music from Maimuna Memon.

Content Warning – suicide

 

Episode 6, Part 1 credits:

Host – Remona Aly

Guest – Reverend Ravi Holy

Guest – Abdul-Rehman Malik

Guest – Rabbi Alexandra Wright

Commissioned pieces:

Farewell to Tarwathie (trad.)

Musician-Performer – Maimuna Memon

How To Make Up For The Shitty Live Streamed Funerals Of Those Who Did & Didn’t Die From Covid by Jack Rooke

Sound Designer – Ben Walker

Reflections on Grief by Michael Rosen

Writer-Performer – Michael Rosen

The Poet and the Pauper by Muneera Pilgrim

Writer-Performer – Muneera Pilgrim

Director – Richard Twyman

Host script – Jennifer Bakst and Remona Aly

Interview sound recording – James Hingley

Testimonials Research – Aina J. Khan

Music – BMG Production Music

Production Co-ordinator – Madeleine Sharma

Assistant Producer – Ben Quashie

Producers – Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray

Series Producer – Ben Walker

Commissioning Editor – Jennifer Bakst

Executive Producers – Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman

THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production

THAT PODCAST… Episode 5 Part 2

Posted on: June 3rd, 2021 by ettEditor

5.2 – THAT PODCAST with TERRY GILLIAM… in which the truth is out there – PART TWO

THAT PODCAST… in which the truth is out there, we jump down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole, let A.I. run our lives for a while, and wonder if democracy stands a chance – PART TWO
In Part 2, host Terry Gilliam discussed A.I. with Dr Cathy O’Neil and democracy with Open Democracy’s Mary Fitzgerald. This part also features original work by writer-performer Christopher Brett Bailey and playwright Stef Smith.Content Warnings – graphic depictions of animal cruelty and self-harm.

Episode 5, Part 2 credits:

Host – Terry GilliamGuest – Dr Cathy O’NeilGuest – Mary Fitzgerald

Commissioned pieces:

I Saw Satan At The 7/11 by Christopher Brett Bailey

Writer-Performer – Christopher Brett Bailey

Director – Richard Twyman

Sound Designer – Mike Winship

The Truth Fairy by Stef Smith

Mya – Jessica Fostekew

Theo – Hana Doe

Director – Debbie Hannan

Sound Designer – Mike Winship

Writer – Stef Smith

Host script – Jennifer Bakst and Terry Gilliam

Interview sound recording – James Hingley

Interview editor – Martha Littlehailes

Testimonials Research – Aina J. Khan and Ruth McKee

Music – BMG Production Music

Production Co-ordinator – Madeleine Sharma

Assistant Producer – Ben Quashie

Producers – Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray

Series Producer – Ben Walker

Commissioning Editor – Jennifer Bakst

Consultant Producer – Holly Gilliam

Executive Producers – Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman

THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production

THAT PODCAST… Episode 5 Part 1

Posted on: June 3rd, 2021 by ettEditor

5.1 – THAT PODCAST with TERRY GILLIAM… in which the truth is out there – PART ONE

THAT PODCAST… in which the truth is out there, we jump down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole, let A.I. run our lives for a while, and wonder if democracy stands a chance – PART ONEFrom one epic twist to the next, from cliff-hanger to nail-biter, the last year has tested anyone’s suspension of disbelief in reality. Perhaps it is not surprising then that there has been a huge surge in the amount of people promoting and subscribing to conspiracy theories. Acclaimed director Terry Gilliam goes down the rabbit hole to sort the fact from the fiction.In part 1, he is joined by co-host Mark Kermode, to delve into the prophetic film Twelve Monkeys. We hear original commissions from playwrights Kimber Lee and Gary Owen, as well as an interview with Professor Stephan Lewandowsky.

 

Episode 5, Part 1 credits:

Host – Terry Gilliam

Guest – Mark Kermode

Guest – Professor Stephan Lewandowsky

Commissioned pieces:

Breadcrumbs by Kimber Lee

Hansel – Jack Rowan

Gretel – Sorcha Groundsell

The Woman – Lizzy Watts

Director – Robert Delamere

Sound Designer – Ben Walker

Writer – Kimber Lee

Parallel Play by Gary Owen

Nic – Mali Harries

Alex – Siôn Daniel Young

Director – Richard Twyman

Sound Designer – Mike Winship

Writer – Gary Owen

Host script – Jennifer Bakst and Terry Gilliam

Interview sound recording – James Hingley

Interview editor – Martha Littlehailes

Testimonials Research – Aina J. Khan and Ruth McKee

Music – BMG Production Music

Production Co-ordinator – Madeleine Sharma

Assistant Producer – Ben Quashie

Producers – Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray

Series Producer – Ben Walker

Commissioning Editor – Jennifer Bakst

Consultant Producer – Holly Gilliam

Executive Producers – Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman

THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production

Clips from ’12 Monkeys’, directed by Terry Gilliam and produced by Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Classico and Twelve Monkeys Productions

THAT PODCAST… Episode 4 Part 2

Posted on: May 27th, 2021 by ettEditor

4.2 – THAT PODCAST with NISH KUMAR… where we feel the pull of Wanderlust – PART TWO

THAT PODCAST… where we feel the pull of Wanderlust and travel the world with our imaginations, and also sometimes our feet – PART TWO
Following the flights of fancy and fantasy of part 1, host Nish Kumar interrogates some of the more difficult aspects of travel in a pandemic as he considers those whose journeys are to seek refuge and asylum, the rhetoric around immigration and Britain’s colonial legacy and the future of travel in a time of climate change.This part features a commission by novelist and playwright Dina Nayeri, as well as accounts from Luke Murphy, asylum seeker-turned-foodbank organiser MD Mominul Hamid and an interview with Professor Kehinde Andrews.Content Warnings – human trafficking, modern slavery

Episode 4, Part 2 credits:

Host – Nish Kumar

Guest – MD Mominul Hamid

Guest – Professor Kehinde Andrews

Guest – Luke Murphy

Commissioned piece:

We Still Have Our Feet by Dina Nayeri

Dina – Nathalie Armin

Halimah – Anissa Murad

Filippo – Philip Arditti

Sam/Halimah’s Father – Scott Karim

Camp Worker/Halimah’s mother – Lisa Zahra

Director – Tinuke Craig

Sound Designer – Mike Winship

Writer – Dina Nayeri

Host script – Jennifer Bakst and Nish Kumar

Interview sound recording – James Hingley

Testimonials Research – Aina J. Khan and Ruth McKee

Music – BMG Production Music

Production Co-ordinator – Madeleine Sharma

Assistant Producer – Ben Quashie

Producers – Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray

Series Producer – Ben Walker

Commissioning Editor – Jennifer Bakst

Executive Producers – Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman

THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production

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