The third edition of a quartet of podcasts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the building of the Crucible Theatre. Following the renaming of the Studio as the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Tedd George explores the career of this remarkable designer of the Crucible’s iconic thrust stage. Interviews with those who knew and worked with Tanya include Ian McKellen, James Smith, Nick Thompson, Clare Ferraby and Rodney Ford, along with a restored interview with Tanya by the Crucible’s first Artistic Director, Colin George. Tedd George is co-author of ‘Stirring Up Sheffield: An Insider’s Account of the Battle to Build the Crucible Theatre’ (Wordville, 2021) 

You can access the full Crucible@50 Podcast series here: https://tinyurl.com/2hd2s29d

Crucible@50 Podcast for Off The Shelf 2022: Tanya Moiseiwitch and the Crucible Theatre

24 January 2023: In this special, extra episode of the Crucible@50 Podcast Series, Tedd George interviews two greats of the stage and screen: Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi. Drawing on their lifetime of work in the theatre and on film, Tedd explores the different open stages they have performed on, including the Crucible Theatre, their likes and dislikes, their work with Tyrone Guthrie and Laurence Olivier, and the differences between acting on stage and on film.

You can get a copy of 'Stirring Up Sheffield: An insider's account of the battle to build the Crucible Theatre' from Wordville here: www.wordville.net

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