2. As You Like It to The Wind in the Willows
Daniel Rosenthal shares more stories of a unique institution, featuring some of the theatre's biggest stars.
Daniel Rosenthal conjures up more stories and scenes from five decades of a unique national institution - the National Theatre
With excerpts from 麻豆社 archive programmes, the National Theatre Archive and Daniel's own personal recordings.
In the second of three episodes - in the poorly situated but democratically-designed dressing rooms, Daniel explains why John Gielgud once missed his cue.
On the Olivier Stage, he remembers the National's first artistic director Laurence Olivier and the less well known but much-loved Michael Bryant.
Plus tales of audiences who drank and smoked through an 8陆 hour Ken Campbell opus, who participated in a circle dance performed by a member of Fairport Convention.
Featuring:
Judi Dench
Ken Campbell
Richard Briers
Howard Brenton
Laurence Olivier
Peter Hall
Richard Eyre
Nicholas Hytner
Productions featured include: 鈥楾he Romans In Britain鈥�, 鈥楢madeus鈥�, 鈥楪uys and Dolls鈥� and 鈥楾he Wind in The Willows鈥�.
Producer: Tamsin Hughes
Made for 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2013.
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- Wed 21 Sep 2022 11:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 21 Sep 2022 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra