Episode 3 : The Donmar Warehouse
Well, look who it is. It’s me, Warwick Davis, and in this episode of Figureheads, I'm joined by award-winning Stage Director and Artistic Director, Michael Longhurst and Executive Director, Henny Finch, from The Donmar Warehouse theatre. How do you strike that balance between purpose and profit? Is it possible to do the right thing by your business and society at the same time? And how do you make a cast of short actors not look like a cast of short actors? I can explain that last question. Come and have a listen... Mentioned in this episode:Teenage Dick, Play by Michael LewRichard III, King of England Anna Cooper, Casting Director Daniel Monks, ActorHemiplegia, a condition caused by brain damage or spinal cord injury that leads to paralysis on one side of the body.Cerebral palsy, a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture.Chloe Lamford, stage designer Don't Play Me Pay Me, campaign Reduced Height Theatre CompanyAn Inspector Calls, play by J. B. PriestleySee How They Run, play by Philip KingEric Potts, actor, writer and directorBlindness, novel by José SaramagoJuliet Stevenson CBE, Actor Professor Hannah Thompson, academic and professor of French and critical disability studiesLord Chris Smith, former Culture Secretary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.