Vicky Featherstone - All Change at the Royal Court
Clemency Burton-Hill presents a candid and revealing profile of Vicky Featherstone, the Royal Court's first female artistic director in its 57 year history.
For over 50 years, the Royal Court Theatre has been a flagship for new British writing and a bastion of provocative, ground-breaking work. And now this most revered theatrical institution has a new artistic director at the helm, who is on a mission to shake things up even further.
As this intimate profile reveals, Vicky Featherstone - the Royal Court's first female artistic director in its 57 year history - is determined to make theatre accessible to all, not just the privileged few from SW3.
For over four months, presenter Clemency Burton-Hill was given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Featherstone as she set about shaping her opening season and got candid insights into her character and approach from long-term collaborators John Tiffany, award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan, Dennis Kelly of 'Mathilda: The Musical' fame and the Guardian's Michael Billington.
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Rehearsals for Untitled Matriarch
Duration: 01:29
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Peckham Soap Opera Omnibus show
Duration: 01:09
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Vicky Featherstone Interview
Duration: 01:32
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Clemency Burton-Hill |
| Participant | Vicky Featherstone |
| Participant | Abi Morgan |
| Participant | Dennis Kelly |
| Participant | Michael Billington |
| Director | Kate Misrahi |
| Series Editor | Janet Lee |
Broadcasts
- Wed 27 Nov 2013 22:00±«Óãtv Two except Northern Ireland
- Wed 27 Nov 2013 23:20±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 11 Jan 2014 02:55
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