Playwrights in Conversation – Details, episodes & analysis

Lorraine Hansberry's Literary Executor and Director of her Literary Trust, Joi Gresham, joins director Yaël Farber and dramaturg Drew Lichtenberg to discuss the playwright’s work and legacy, and this new production of her play, Les Blancs.

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This is a recording of a live platform event.

Director Ian Rickson and writer/actor Wallace Shawn discuss the play, Evening at the Talk House.

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http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/evening-at-the-talk-house

The perennial playwright reflects on his career with Nicholas Hytner, discussing work from 1991 to the present day.

The director and writer discuss the new play, The Hard Problem.

Find out more about The Hard Problem: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-hard-problem

Arthur Miller reads from his log of Death of a Salesman in Beijing.

Alan Bennett joins Nicholas Hytner to discuss his earliest work, their many collaborations and Bennett's illustrious career as a playwright.

Alan Ayckbourn talks to Angus MacKechnie about his career, focusing on his work at the National Theatre whilst Peter Hall was Artistic Director and his recently revived play A Small Family Business.

Director Polly Findlay and playwright Bryony Lavery discuss their new version of R L Stevenson's adventure story with Fiona Mountford.

Find out more and book tickets: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/treasure-island

From the remnants of monarchy to Communism, democracy, war and the EU: Croatia 1945–2011. The Kos family argue, adapt, fall in and out of love. Tena Štivičić talks to Susannah Tresilian about 3 Winters, her new play for the National Theatre directed by Howard Davies.

The writer and director discuss the new trilogy, the epic scale of the production and audience reactions to the play. This event was chaired by Al Senter.

This is a recording of a live Platform event from September 2014.