Inside Look: Emily Berrington

We spoke to actress Emily Berrington about her role as Young Woman in the Almeida Theatre production of Machinal. An actor’s role, much like the character’s they play, is oftentimes defined by the choices they make and the chances they take. What sort of challenge does it present playing a character that is limited in their agency? One of the most interesting aspects of rehearsing Machinal was searching for how a character who is in many ways so limited is still actively trying to survive and thrive. Just because she isn’t successful at it doesn’t mean the Young Woman isn’t…

Inside Look: Maisie Richardson-Sellers

We spoke to actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers about her role as Laurie in the Trafalgar Studios production of 3 Women. Consistently there seems to be this interplay between generations, parents don’t understand and once you get older eventually the kids don’t. Even as society take efforts to be more understanding and open minded, this cyclical contradictory thinking remains. What do you think makes this generational thinking so fixed? I think that a lot of misunderstanding between generations has to do with the fact that societal expectations, trends and needs evolve so quickly, and therefore generations can easily feel alienated from those…

Aaron Pierre

What is a remake you enjoy more than the original? That’s difficult. I’m too loyal to original productions. That being said, the remake of The Jungle Book is fire. They smashed it! Who is/ was you favourite teacher? Tadeusz Bradecki. Everything he said was gold. I have a whole notebook of his quotes! Who would you love to work with? Ava DuVernay. Selma, 13th… her work is incredibly powerful. I would also love to work with the living legend that is Sidney Poitier. Powerhouse. I wouldn’t stop asking him questions! What posters were on your wall as a teenager? I…

Inside Look: John McCrea

We spoke to actor John McCrea about his role as Jamie New in the Sheffield Theatres production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. You’ve mentioned in interviews that you perceived yourself lacking a certain breadth of experience as is typical for a West End lead. When can it help to enter into something where your enthusiasm, or commitment exceeds experience? Did it help you at any point for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie? I always knew I could portray the character well, I felt as if I knew him inside-out, so I guess that fuelled me to take a risk and push…

Inside Look: Charlotte Hamblin

We spoke to actress Charlotte Hamblin about her role as Miss Julie in the Jermyn Street Theatre production of Miss Julie. Miss Julie represents one of the early expressions of ‘naturalism’, which could be described in part as a movement that presents characters who are helpless to their primal urges and heredity. Was this concept a point of reference at all for your interpretation of your character? Did you consciously embrace or distance yourself from it in a way that altered your usual preparations? It completely depends what part I’m playing as to whether I research and reference the roots…

Nathaniel Martello-White

As well as performing you are experienced in writing, directing and producing. In what position is it most difficult for you to find or assess the ‘right’ character in auditions ? When casting your own material it always takes time and can be difficult. My feeling is, that’s where the directing process begins, establishing a cast who will make your job easier. If you could have a photograph of anyone in history at any age, who would you select? Bob Marley Who has been your most enjoyable person to act with so far? Carey Mulligan Discounting weapons and physically dangerous…

Susan Wokoma

What was the last thing or object you found that you kept? I found a little teddy bear in Brockwell Park the other week and I was premenstrual and it was very cute and it had been a long day so I took it home, gave it a nice hot bath and now he lives in a drawer.   What is the last film you saw that you consequently classified as a classic? Probably I, Daniel Blake – me and many other cinema goers at my screening were inconsolable during the end credits. A woman came over and gave me a hug it was that guttural…