1. The Reunion
Featuring some of theatre's biggest stars, Daniel Rosenthal shares stories from a unique national institution. From 2013.
Author, Daniel Rosenthal, conjures up stories and scenes from five decades of a unique national institution, based on London's South Bank.
How did an episode of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3's βPrivate Passionsβ inspire Alan Bennett when he was writing βThe History Boysβ?
How did the death of JFK affect Denys Lasdun, the architect for the National Theatre building on London's South Bank?
βThe National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthalβ features some of the National's biggest names but also goes backstage to hear the unsung heroes working in wardrobe, as prop designers, puppet makers, stage managers and front of house, over the years.
With excerpts from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ archive programmes, the National Theatre Archive and Daniel Rosenthal's own personal recordings.
In the first of three episodes - the theatre's early years features the opening ceremony of the whole complex by Her Majesty The Queen on the 25th of October 1976.
In THE REUNION - Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi and Joan Plowright recall the triumphant early years of The National Theatre Company, in an especially evocative edition from 2009.
Producer: Tamsin Hughes
Made for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2013.
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- Wed 14 Sep 2022 11:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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