Synopsis
Welcome to the Chichester Festival Theatre Podcast, hosted by George Bailey. We'll be discussing everything CFT related from Festival 2018, to the history, from famous creatives to the backstage crew and beyond. Sit back, relax and enjoy what we've got in store for you. We've also got a huge range of other content for you to listen to, from pre-show talks and archive recordings to work from our Youth Theatre and Community groups on our official Soundcloud channel. Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UKs flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people.
Episodes
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 2
16/04/2024 Duration: 01minRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 2 by
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4. The Famous Five Treasure Hunt: Audio Clue D
29/10/2022 Duration: 02minCongratulations! Listen to this once you've worked out who A.D Venture's alias is. We really hope you have enjoyed your time with The Famous Five exploring the city of chichester at this free family event. We hope to welcome you back to CFT again soon!
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3. The Famous Five Treasure Hunt: Audio Clue C
29/10/2022 Duration: 02minWell done - you've done really well and are very nearly there. Listen to this one after you've completed the task at location 8.
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2. The Famous Five Treasure Hunt: Audio Clue B
29/10/2022 Duration: 02minWelcome to the Festival Theatre foyer. Time for your next clue - there's some helpful hint in this is you're needing some assistance.
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1. The Famous Five Treasure Hunt: Audio Clue A
29/10/2022 Duration: 03minYou're ready to go on your own daring adventure by joining in the fun and mystery of our free treasure hunt around Chichester with The Famous Five themselves! Good luck in solving the riddles and cracking codes on a mysterious journey weaving across the city. We expect the Hunt will take approx. 1 hour to complete.
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Andrea Levy interviewed by Nicky Barringer, 2011
09/09/2021 Duration: 06minAndrea Levy interviewed by Nicky Barringer, 2011 by
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Express Yourself | Evangeline Osbon | Chichester Festival Theatre
22/02/2021 Duration: 01minTo mark Children's Mental Health Week 2021, we celebrated the theme 'Express Yourself' by inviting Prologue members aged 16-30 to submit creative responses to what it means to be them, right here, right now. Prologue is CFT's free membership scheme for 16-30 year olds that gives you £5 tickets to productions, exclusive events and creative opportunities. Find out more and sign up at cft.org.uk/prologue.
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Express Yourself | Mike Jeffery | Chichester Festival Theatre
22/02/2021 Duration: 02minTo mark Children's Mental Health Week 2021, we celebrated the theme 'Express Yourself' by inviting Prologue members aged 16-30 to submit creative responses to what it means to be them, right here, right now. Prologue is CFT's free membership scheme for 16-30 year olds that gives you £5 tickets to productions, exclusive events and creative opportunities. Find out more and sign up at cft.org.uk/prologue.
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Express Yourself | Izzy Weaver | Chichester Festival Theatre
22/02/2021 Duration: 01minTo mark Children's Mental Health Week 2021, we celebrated the theme 'Express Yourself' by inviting Prologue members aged 16-30 to submit creative responses to what it means to be them, right here, right now. Prologue is CFT's free membership scheme for 16-30 year olds that gives you £5 tickets to productions, exclusive events and creative opportunities. Find out more and sign up at cft.org.uk/prologue.
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Signs of Life | By Hannah Crouch
17/07/2020 Duration: 10minSigns of Life By Hannah Crouch Mary Shelley has a horror story to write. But is she creator or creature? Cast: Keir Charles (Quiz) as Frankenstein, Olivia Dickens (CFYT’s The Wizard of Oz) as Young Mary, Dickon Gough (The Midnight Gang) as William & Creature, Grace Molony (The Watsons) as Mary, and Ashley Zhangazha (The Country Wife) as Percy. Back in March we started our Five Day Plays; writers were invited to submit a play they'd written, the only rules being that the play could not exceed 10 pages and it had to match our weekly brief. After ten weeks, over 300 entries and ten winners, the series came to an end. A group of professional actors working directed by our own Hannah Hogg with Dale Rooks, have recorded some of the winning entries as audio plays for you to enjoy. All of the winning plays are available to read on the CFT website.
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Rockpool | By Alexander Wiseman
17/07/2020 Duration: 06minRockpool By Alexander Wiseman A young man is drawn irresistibly back to the seashore, but a strange encounter leads to a revelation. Cast: Adam Buchanan (The Butterfly Lion) as B and Nicola Sloane (Flowers for Mrs Harris, The Butterfly Lion) as A. Back in March we started our Five Day Plays; writers were invited to submit a play they'd written, the only rules being that the play could not exceed 10 pages and it had to match our weekly brief. After ten weeks, over 300 entries and ten winners, the series came to an end. A group of professional actors working directed by our own Hannah Hogg with Dale Rooks, have recorded some of the winning entries as audio plays for you to enjoy. All of the winning plays are available to read on the CFT website.
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Blue Moon | By David Kinder
17/07/2020 Duration: 11minBlue Moon By David Kinder Cast: Lucy Briers (Forty Years On, Young Chekhov) as Anushka, and Keir Charles (Quiz) as Simon. Sparks fly when the past catches up with a left wing journalist and a Tory politician at a party conference gala. Back in March we started our Five Day Plays; writers were invited to submit a play they'd written, the only rules being that the play could not exceed 10 pages and it had to match our weekly brief. After ten weeks, over 300 entries and ten winners, the series came to an end. A group of professional actors working directed by our own Hannah Hogg with Dale Rooks, have recorded some of the winning entries as audio plays for you to enjoy. All of the winning plays are available to read on the CFT website.
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Backbone | By Louis Turner
17/07/2020 Duration: 09minBackbone By Louis Turner Secrets, lies, evidence… and Pamela. Cast: Henry Pettigrew (Quiz) as A, and Ashley Zhangazha (The Country Wife) as B. Back in March we started our Five Day Plays; writers were invited to submit a play they'd written, the only rules being that the play could not exceed 10 pages and it had to match our weekly brief. After ten weeks, over 300 entries and ten winners, the series came to an end. A group of professional actors working directed by our own Hannah Hogg with Dale Rooks, have recorded some of the winning entries as audio plays for you to enjoy. All of the winning plays are available to read on the CFT website.
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Tales In The Tent | Michael Morpurgo and Virginia McKenna talk to Kate Mosse
19/05/2020 Duration: 43minMulti-award winning author, poet, playwright and librettist Michael Morpurgo, and British actress, author and campaigner Virginia McKenna, talk to Kate Mosse and share extracts from one of Michael’s favourite books, The Butterfly Lion. Recorded in The Spiegeltent, Tuesday 15 October 2019
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Podcast 23 | International Women's Day | CFT
06/03/2020 Duration: 22minIn this episode celebrating International Women's Day, Helena Jacques-Morton and Elspeth Barron speak to our Executive Director, Kathy Bourne, Yvonne Thomson, CEO of UK Harvest and Sally Tabbner, Chief Executive of Dementia Support, Chichester. Recorded at Chichester Festival Theatre Music by Ted Hayes
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The Good Ship Attenborough By Roger McGough | Roger McGough and Little Machine | Winter 2019-20
13/01/2020 Duration: 02minRoger McGough is the author of over one hundred books of poetry for adults and children. His exuberant new collection of poems explores the human experience in all its shades of light and dark but always with a signature wit, irreverence and vivacity. This new show, with poems set to music by LiTTLe MACHiNe, features a fine selection of vintage, classic and surprising poems. 'Brilliantly entertaining, led by a legend' Chris Hawkins, BBC Radio 6 Music Presenter Roger McGough and Little Machine Minerva Theatre 7 February, 7.45pm
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Podcast 22 | Georgina Rae and John Page | Spiegeltent Episode
06/11/2019 Duration: 12minWelcome to the Chichester Festival Theatre Podcast, hosted by George Bailey. In this episode we'll be discussing the Chichester Spiegeltent, a new venue for Chichester this autumn. So sit back, relax and enjoy what we've got in store for you.
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Podcast 21 | Harold Addo, Sian Reese-Williams, Kirsty J Curtis & Martyn Ellis | Sing Yer Heart Out
06/11/2019 Duration: 24minWelcome to the Chichester Festival Theatre Podcast, hosted by George Bailey. We'll be discussing everything CFT related from Festival 2018, to the history, from famous creatives to the backstage crew and beyond. Sit back, relax and enjoy what we've got in store for you.