Front Row - Theatre
Actors, Directors, Playwrights
Alan Bennett interview
Alan Bennett, in conversation with Mark Lawson, reflects on his recent work for the stage.
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Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens heads to Broadway
Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens talks about preparing for his new role on Broadway.
Hilary Mantel on the stage adaptations of her work
Hilary Mantel talks to Mark Lawson of Front Row about staged adaptations of her books.
Brian Conley on Panto "as Christmas gets out the way the audiences get better and better"
Brian Conley on what its like to be in panto when the season has ended.
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams talk rotating character roles
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams speak about their roles Old Times.
"Rowan Atkinson would be a definitive Malvolio"
Rowan Atkinson and Richard Eyre talk to Mark Lawson about Quartermaine's Terms.
Simon Beaufoy on taking The Full Monty to the West End
Simon Beaufoy talks to Front Row about taking The Full Monty to the West End.
Jane Rogers reviews 'The Go Between'
Jane Rogers reviews The Go Between.
Dominic West and Clarke Peters, working on The Wire and performing Othello
Kirsty Lang talks to Dominic West and Clarke Peters about performing Othello in Sheffield.
A review of Andrew O'Hagan's play 'The Missing'
A review of The Missing at Glasgow's Tramway Theatre.
Kenneth Branagh talks about his return to the stage
Kenneth Branagh reflects on his career, as he returns to the stage in his native Belfast.
Director Josie Rourke
Mark Lawson interviews director Josie Rourke.
Actor John Simm on Betrayal
The Life on Mars star talks to Mark Lawson about his new role in Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
Theatre producers Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire
The most influential people in British theatre, Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire.
Errol John reassessed
Trinidad-born writer Errol John remembered.
Playwright Charlotte Keatley
With Mark Lawson, including playwright Charlotte Keatley.
Andrew Lloyd Webber on Phantom sequel Love Never Dies
Mark Lawson talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber, as his musical Love Never Dies appears on DVD.
Danny DeVito on Richard Griffiths: “Every night he talks dirty”
Danny DeVito reveals what partner in crime Richard Griffiths does when the curtain falls.

















