Stage Door Jonny

In part two of Jonathan's conversation with Sam Mendes about his life in theatre, we hear the story of his stewardship of the Donmar Warehouse, the loneliness of the director, what his secret weapon is (according to the late Natasha Richardson), Mike Nicholls and the little man on his shoulder - and the end of that anecdote about Jonathan competing for Sam's favour with Tom Hollander for the part...

The titan of theatre that is Sir Sam Mendes joins Jonathan for a waltz through his stellar career and their 35 year friendship. In part one of this enlightening chat, Sam reveals who promised his 9-year-old self to 'see you later, big boy', the unfortunate reason the apples that feature in The Ferryman were forever glistening, why he needs to channel his inner David Essex, and which production of...

In the very first episode of his podcast about life and life in theatre, actor Jonathan Cake heads to New York City to speak to his friends Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and John Benjamin Hickey about their lifelong relationship with the form. We discover the roles that continue to haunt them for better or worse, where and when they experienced their worst on stage disasters, and why Sar...

Actor Jonathan Cake is here to tell you about a brand new podcast about theatre, life, and life in the theatre - featuring some of this finest exponents of the form of this (or any) generation ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.