Off Book - a podcast by the Young Vic

Marie-Hélène Estienne is Peter Brook's long time collaborator, described by The Guardian as the 'powerhouse' behind the celebrated 90 year British director. Speaking to the YV's Imogen Brodie, Marie-Hélène discusses growing up in Paris and building a career with longevity, her astounding 40-year collaboration with Peter Brook and how she has developed her incredible knack for casting. This episode...

Gbolahan Obisesan, director of Cuttin' It and current Genesis Fellow at the Young Vic joined us on Episode 4 of Off Book. Gbolahan discusses his formative years in both Ibadan, Nigeria and Bermondsey, south London, his first steps in performing, writing, and directing and how he's approached the projects and texts he has worked on to date. We also reflected on representation and diversity in the a...

We're joined by Blue/Orange director and Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Manchester, Matthew Xia in Episode 3 of Off Book. Matthew discusses his eclectic beginnings of his career in the arts which spans DJing, broadcasting, directing and being on the board of directors at Theatre Royal Stratford East aged 18. We also break down Matthew's production of Joe Penhall's state of the n...

'My stamp is making things bolder and unapologetic... it's about clarity'. In episode two of Off Book Dutchman director and 2016 Genesis Future Directors Award winner, Ola Ince talks about how she got in to directing, her biggest influences on her work and why the themes explored in Dutchman still have something to say about our world today. Ola Ince is supported by the Genesis Foundation.

We sat down with Peter Brook at the Young Vic whilst he was in London for his production of Battlefield to talk about his life, his introduction to the arts and his career in theatre which spans over 70 years. Recorded in Feb 2016. (Warning: PB drops an F-bomb around 22:30)