Sian talks to John Caird

John Caird is one half of the dynamite directing team along with Trevor NUNN of the original London production of Les Mis at the Barbican and the Palace and then all over the world in 1985. He is a Stage Director and Writer of plays musicals and operas and an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His stunning endless energy and ideas in all these areas makes him one of the most exciting Directors and he with Trevor made the most wonderful musical of our time. He is long time principle Guest Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm and author of Theatre Craft, his most recent production is a stage adaption of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in Tokyo and on tour in the West End at The Coliseum. Other recent work includes a new musical Estella Scrooge in New York and Knights Tale in Japan. He continues to excite, educate and entertain us all over the world.

If you enjoyed the podcast maybe you would enjoy my book 40 “miserable” years later available at Amazon or SIANREEVES.co.uk all proceeds to go to The Sian Reeves Musical Theatre Award.

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Sian x

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Sound Design - Joshua-Jed David Buck

Cover Art - Jeremy Campbell

Researcher - Clement Obayi

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Sian talks to Patti LuPone

Patti was our original FANTINE. She has three Tony awards, 2 Oliviers and 3 Grammys, she is in the American Hall of Fame. Best known for her for FANTINE and Eva Peron, Rose in Gypsy and most recently Joanne in Company. She has been in so many shows, TV shows and Films including American Horror Story, Hollywood, Penny Dreadful, Agatha All Along and she appeared alongside Val Kilmer in As you like it, Nancy on Broadway opposite Ron Moody. She does Musicals, Television and Films to the highest calibre and most recently she did Beau is Afraid a Film with Joaquin Pheonix. She is regarded as one of the greatest Broadway Performers of her generation.

If you enjoyed the podcast maybe you would enjoy my book 40 “miserable” years later available at Amazon or SIANREEVES.co.uk all proceeds to go to The Sian Reeves Musical Theatre Award.

Thanks for listening to our stories

Sian x

Producer - SIÂN REEVES

Sound Design - Joshua-Jed David Buck

Cover Art - Jeremy Campbell

Researcher - Clement Obayi

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Sian talks to Roger Allam

Roger was the original Javert, he has played many many roles for the RSC, TV and Film, As a six time nominated and three time Olivier Award Winner, most memorably for Falstaff in Henry IV part 1 and Henry IV part 2 at Shakespeares Globe, he is one of our greatest actors of our time, most recently loved for his role as DI Fred Thursday in Endeavour for ITV, Illyrio Mopatis in HBO's Game of Thrones, Royalton in Speed Racer, Lewis Prothero in the 2005 adaptation of V for Vendetta and as Peter Manion MP in The Thick of IT.

If you enjoyed the podcast maybe you would enjoy my book 40 “miserable” years later available at Amazon or SIANREEVES.co.uk all proceeds to go to The Sian Reeves Musical Theatre Award.

Thanks for listening to our stories

Sian x

Producer - SIÂN REEVES

Sound Design - Joshua-Jed David Buck

Cover Art - Jeremy Campbell

Researcher - Clement Obayi

SIANREEVES.co.uk

@REEVES.SIAN