In this episode, we discuss the 2019 Almeida Theatre's production of Richard II starring Simon Russell Beale, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide via …
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Episodes featuring host Alex Heeney
Alex Heeney is the host of the 21st Folio Podcast, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Seventh Row where she also serves as a film and theatre critic. Hailing from Toronto, Alex is currently based in Palo Alto, California.
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Ep. 23: Nicholas Hytner’s Julius Caesar starring Ben Whishaw
In this episode, we discuss the Bridge Theatre's 2018 production of Julius Caesar, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide via NTLive. The production was …
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Ep. 21 & 22: Paapa Essiedu plays Hamlet at the RSC
In this episode, we discuss the Royal Shakespeare Company's first production of Hamlet (2016) to star a black actor, the great Paapa Essiedu, as the melancholy …
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Ep. 19 & 20: King Lear starring Jonathan Pryce Part 1 & 2
We are back from hiatus! In this episode, we discuss the Almeida Theatre's 2012 production of King Lear starring Jonathan Pryce and directed by Michael …
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Ep. 18: An interview with writer-director Matias Piñeiro on making Hermia & Helena
In this episode, we talk to Argentine director Matias Piñeiro about his latest film, Hermia & Helena, which is more inspired by than loosely based on A …
Ep. 17 Richard III on film pt. 6: disability and gateways to Shx
In this episode, we continue our discussion from eps. 12–16 on the Laurence Olivier and Ian McKellen Richard III films. We discuss how the two films depict …
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