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Theatre in London, episode 11

By , August 30, 2008

This edition of Theatre in London On the Air was broadcast on August 26, 2008. In this show:

  1. Simon and guest host Jason Rip introduce Rachel Jones.
  2. Rachel talks about her current projects, her family and her theatre background as an actor and director.
  3. Jeff Culbert phones in from the Victoria Fringe Festival to discuss his brother Tim’s show (which he’s directing) and the positive reaction to Jayson McDonald’s Boat Load.
  4. Simon, Jason and Rachel talk about typecasting.
  5. Rachel recounts an anecdote from the rehearsals for the 2003 production of Problem Child, and discusses the process of becoming an Actors’ Equity performer.
  6. Aidan Jones makes a special guest appearance.

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