Guildhall School Events Podcast

The Guildhall School Events Podcast was launched in 2009 and features interviews with a host of top directors, designers, professors, and visiting artists who work on events at the School. The School is lucky enough to attract some of the biggest names in the business to share their experience and knowledge with students, and we've grabbed them to ask them about the events they're working on and what's so special about being involved with the Guildhall School.

You can access every episode of the podcast here:

Bridget Kimak on Chérubin (March 2010)

Designer Bridget Kimak discusses her design of the spring term opera Chérubin, which opens on 4 March. She describes the design process from signing the contract to opening night, and what she enjoys about working with Technical Theatre students on a show.

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Martin Roscoe on Faculty Artist Series (February 2010)

Professor of Piano Martin Roscoe talks to Ronan O'Hora, Head of Advanced Performance Studies, about his upcoming recital in the Faculty Artist Series (24 February). He also discusses how he balances his high-profile performing career with his teaching, and what issues graduating pianists face.

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Roberto Romei on When Five Years Pass (February 2010)

Visiting director Roberto Romei, teacher and director at Barcelona's Institut del Teatre, discusses directing Guildhall actors in Lorca's rarely-performed play When Five Years Pass (15-18 February, Bridewell Theatre). Roberto discusses the pressure on young actors at drama school and how they are tackling a play originally written in a foreign language.

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Douglas Rintoul on A Midsummer Night's Dream (November 2009)

Visiting director Douglas Rintoul talks to Deputy Director of Acting Christian Burgess about the last play of the term, Shakespeare's action-packed comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream (30 November - 3 December). Douglas discusses how he tackles one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays in a way that keeps it fresh for audiences, and how this year's actors are responding to it.

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John Kenny on Faculty Artist Series (November 2009)

Professor of Trombone and Contemporary Repertoire John Kenny discusses his upcoming lecture recital in the Faculty Artist Series on 16 November. John's event is titled 'Mouthpiece of the Gods' and here he explains about the instruments he'll be exploring, and how today's musicians need to be more versatile than ever.

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Alessandro Talevi on L'assedio di Calais (October 2009)

Visiting director Alessandro Talevi talks to Head of Opera Clive Timms about this autumn's opera production L'assedio di Calais. The Guildhall School gave the premiere in 1993 and despite being a powerful and dramatic work, it is rarely performed. Alessandro discusses why this opera deserves a higher profile, and what he finds particularly enjoyable about working at the Guildhall School.

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Martin Hathaway on Faculty Artist Series (October 2009)

Head of Jazz Martin Hathaway tells Director of Creative Learning Sean Gregory about his upcoming concert in the Faculty Artist Series (29 October). He also discusses upcoming highlights in the Jazz Department, and what's particularly special about studying on the Jazz programme at the School.

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Christian Burgess on Don Juan in Soho (September 2009)

Deputy Director of Acting Christian Burgess discusses directing the first drama production of the year, Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho. Described as 'savagely funny, disturbingly dark and disgracefully sexy' by the Daily Telegraph, Don Juan in Soho is a radical new version of Molière's 17th-century original. We asked Christian how his production would differ from the Donmar Warehouse's original, and how this year's final-year actors would make the parts their own.

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