Podcast Ep 5: Beth Steel

The Almeida Theatre's Artistic Director Rupert Goold talks to the writer Beth Steel whose play The House of Shades was due to go into rehearsals at the Almeida just as the lockdown hit. She talks about her unconventional route to becoming a writer and the need for theatre to have more working-class voices. Beth won Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and her play Wonderland was shortlisted for The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. This podcast was recorded during the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. If you enjoyed our podcasts and are able to, please consider making a donation to the Almeida Theatre. As a registered charity, it is only with your support that we can continue. Any donation, large or small, will make a huge difference. To donate: Text ALMEIDA 5 to 70460 to donate £5* Text ALMEIDA 10 to 70460 to donate £10* Text ALMEIDA 20 to 70460 to donate £20* *You will be charged the donation amount plus your standard network charge.

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Podcast Ep 5: Beth Steel is an episode from Almeida Theatre by Almeida Theatre.

This episode is 00:34:13 long.

This episode was published on May 23, 2020.

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