Interviews with leading figures from the arts
10 Questions for George Stiles and Anthony Drewe: 'we are optimistic people'
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
George Stiles and Anthony Drewe – Stiles and Drewe, as the songwriting partnership is universally known – are responsible for one of theatre’s most memorable acceptance speeches. Their show Honk!, staged at the National Theatre after an initial run in Scarborough, won the Olivier for best musical in 2000.
theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Alison Moyet
Friday, 16 June 2017
Alison Moyet is one of Britain's best-loved singer-songwriters. Known for her deep, soulful voice and down-to-earth personality she has managed to combine commercial sensibility with artistic integrity for over 30 years. Today, 16 June, she releases her ninth solo album Other, recorded with long-time collaborator Guy Sigsworth.
theartsdesk Q&A: Nicholas Bullen, founder of...
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Nicholas Bullen is an artist and composer, based in Birmingham. He works across disciplines and media, including sound, installation, film,...
10 Questions for The Radiophonic Workshop's...
Monday, 12 June 2017
Formed in 1958 by Desmond Briscoe and Daphne Oram, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneered groundbreaking innovation in music making, using anything...
h.Club 100 Awards: Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday, 06 June 2017
The Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is an irresistible example of the can-do spirit. Less than two years ago the ground floor of a disused mill was...
Koen Kessels: 'there's a joke in ballet we only have two tempi' - interview
The Belgian conductor on composers, conducting Swan Lake, and helping young musicians in the dance world |
Muhsin Al-Ramli: 'During Saddam’s regime at least we knew who the enemy was' - interview
Iraqi author of the acclaimed novel The President’s Gardens on life under Saddam Hussein and after |
theartsdesk Q&A: Soprano Aida Garifullina
The Kazan-born prima donna on Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov and Stephen Frears |
10 Questions for film director Roger Donaldson – 'motor racing in the 1960s was incredibly dangerous'
The story of his new documentary about racing driver Bruce McLaren, who was killed 47 years ago |
10 Questions for sound designer Adam Cork
Meet the sound magician behind 'Enron', 'London Road' and now Yaël Farber's 'Salomé' |
theartsdesk Q&A: Playwright Jez Butterworth
Frank and wide-ranging interview as his new play 'The Ferryman' opens at the Royal Court |
theartsdesk Q&A: Horn-player Alec Frank-Gemmill
Four horns, four pianos, one CD; an original among musicians tells us why, and more |
Charlotte Rampling: 'I had to survive!' - interview
While she's never been hotter as an actress, her new memoir Who I Am bares all about grief and depression |
Brighton Festival 2017: 12 Free Events
Brighton Festival CEO Andrew Comben's guide to this year's best free stuff |
Anna Maxwell Martin: 'I like playing baddies' - interview
She's been Sally Bowles, Lady Macbeth and Elizabeth Darcy. Now for a gritty courtroom drama about rape |
theartsdesk Q&A: Writer David Storey, pt 1
The playwright on rugby league, Lucian Freud's dog and bashing Billington |
theartsdesk Q&A: Writer David Storey, pt 2
This writing life: second instalment of biographical interview with the Royal Court's Booker winner |
Artist Tyler Mallison: 'I don’t think about materials as being merely visible objects or things'
Technology as material, Madonna as muse: the artist talks about the themes shaping his current exhibition |
10 Questions for Poet Tommy Sissons
Rising young poet talks war, grime, social media and... poetry |
10 Questions for Director Olivier Assayas
The director of 'Personal Shopper' on Kristen Stewart, the supernatural and the secret meaning of texts |
10 Questions for Conductor Paavo Järvi
Following in the family tradition, a musical Estonian on London and Tokyo orchestras |
10 Questions for Director Ellen McDougall
On directing 'Othello' at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, and taking over at the Gate |
10 Questions for Director Gurinder Chadha
Her new film 'Viceroy's House' chronicles the partition of India. How did she get there from 'Bend It Like Beckham'? |
10 Questions for TV Producers Stan Lee and Gill Champion
The Marvel Comics legend and his production partner talk 'Lucky Man', London and longevity |
10 Questions for Musician Kevin Rowland
The Dexys main man talks songs, books, and much else - but not the 1980s |
10 Questions for Actor Conleth Hill
He's George to Imelda's Martha, Varys in 'Game of Thrones', and an acting genius |
Andrew Marr: 'I don’t want to look like I'm in pain'
Filmmaker Liz Allen explains how she persuaded a wary political journalist to let down his guard |
10 Minutes with Director Paolo Sorrentino
A rapid visit with the Youth and The Young Pope maestro in Rome |
theartsdesk Q&A: Actress Emily Watson
From 'Breaking the Waves' to 'Apple Tree Yard', the actress discusses her remarkable career |
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