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PlayCrush

An Old Vic & Sherman Theatre Podcast

Join Joe Murphy, Sherman’s Artistic Director and previous Old Vic Baylis Director, as he welcomes a new guest fortnightly to talkabout their career in theatre, their highs and lows along the way– and to ask them the ulti
Latest Episode5/10/2021

Steffan Rhodri, The Norman Conquests

Season 3, Ep. 3
This week Joe Murphy is joined by actor Steffan Rhodri (Woyzeck, The Old Vic;Gavin and Stacey) to talk about the beauty of Welsh weather, career successes later in life, and how a last minute performance inThe Norman Conquestsby Alan Ayckbourn turned it into his PlayCrush.
5/10/2021

Steffan Rhodri, The Norman Conquests

Season 3, Ep. 3
This week Joe Murphy is joined by actor Steffan Rhodri (Woyzeck, The Old Vic;Gavin and Stacey) to talk about the beauty of Welsh weather, career successes later in life, and how a last minute performance inThe Norman Conquestsby Alan Ayckbourn turned it into his PlayCrush.
4/18/2021

Bronagh Gallagher, August: Osage County

Season 3, Ep. 2
This week,Joe Murphy talks to actor and singer Bronagh Gallagher about perseverance, impostor syndrome and having respect for others–andwhy her chosenPlayCrush,August: Osage Countyby Tracy Letts, is such an important play.
4/4/2021

Golda Rosheuvel, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Season 3, Ep. 1
Welcome back to another series of PlayCrush. This week, Joe welcomes actor Golda Rosheuvel.Golda talks to Joe about her role as Queen Charlotte in Netflix’s recent hit series Bridgerton, and the impact of the character, as well as the characters in her chosen PlayCrush, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson, on the progression of black stories on stage and screen.
10/26/2020

Arinzé Kene, The Crucible

Season 2, Ep. 6
In the final episode of Series Two, Joe is joined by Actor and PlaywrightArinzéKene.Arinzé tells Joe why the play that scares him the most–The Crucibleby Arthur Miller–also makes it to the top of his Playcrush list.
10/12/2020

Isobel Waller-Bridge, Woyzeck

Season 2, Ep. 5
This week, Joe Murphy talks to Composer Isobel Waller-Bridge about her Playcrush, Georg Büchner's Woyzeck.
9/28/2020

Owen Teale, Macbeth

Season 2, Ep. 4
This week, Joe Murphy’s guest is Tony Award-winning actor Owen Teale, telling us why Shakespeare’s Macbeth is his Playcrush.
9/14/2020

Ella Hickson, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.

Season 2, Ep. 3
This week, Joe Murphy is joined by Playwright Ella Hickson.Ella tells Joe why her PlayCrush is the experimental and provocative Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. by Alice Birch.Contains strong language and adult content.