Wise Children

Join Emma Rice and her Wise Children team as they reflect on the year that's just gone and look ahead to 2020. With exclusive clips from Wise Children, Malory Towers, Romantics Anonymous and Emma's new show for the National Theatre - Wuthering Heights.    

Malory Towers at the Passenger Shed is finally open!  This week Emma sits down with Exec Producer Poppy Keeling to talk about the highs and lows of opening a new show and new venue in a heatwave.   As this is the last in the series we've included an exclusive clip of the show.  The Malory Girls attempt to calm down Sally Hope who has taken on the role of producer for the end of term play - A Midsu...

Rehearsals are over and it's time to move to the theatre.  This is usually stressful enough but you normally don't have to build the theatre first.  Nothing is ever simple at Wise Children.   Malory Towers is being performed at The Passenger Shed at Bristol Temple Meads station, a vast warehouse space normally used for exhibitions which we've decided to turn into a theatre this summer. Join Emma a...

It's been an eventful week in the world of Wise Children. This week Emma talks about the role movement plays in her work.  She talks candidly about her early ballet lessons, school days and her training in Poland.  She also talks to Alistair David, Malory Tower's Choreographer about creating this unique new show. The Wise Children podcast leaves no stone unturned as Emma also reveals why we couldn...

We're deep into Malory Towers rehearsals now.  The show is up on its feet, choreography steps being learnt and harmonies being taught.   We join Emma back in the rehearsal room in East London as she talks to Ian Ross, the show's composer about the score for the show.  This is a real insight into how work actually gets made and also includes a sneak peek of one of the scenes in rehearsals  Recorded...

It's the first week of Malory Towers rehearsals and just like the first day of school, everyone is feeling a bit anxious and worrying about where to get lunch. The lift is out of order along with the air-con as we join Emma in a noisy rehearsal room in East London - an insight into the inner working of Wise Children against a backdrop of Harps, Piano Tuners and hand dryers as she introduces us to...

We're back!  Finally!  Its been a few months.  Wise Children has been out tour, we even made a movie of it but right now Emma is back in rehearsal for her new show - Enid Blyton's Malory Towers.  Over the next few weeks catch up with all the usual suspects as we get the show ready for our first audience.   In this episode join Emma as she explains why she chose Malory Towers as her second show for...

In this speacial episode for the holiday season Emma Rice looks back on 2018 and the first year of Wise Children, both the show and the Company. With previously unreleased material from the show, clips from the rehearsal room and a very special treat at the very end.  Emma talks candidly about leaving the Globe and her new adventure.  Wise Children.   As Time Out wrote - "it's good to back on Plan...

It’s preview week for Wise Children at The Old Vic, and Emma talks to the company backstage as they get ready for a performance after a day of rehearsals. She finds out how they prepare for each show, how they keep going in this demanding period before press night - while they’re performing every evening and continuing to work during the day - and what it’s like to finally put the piece in front o...