Arifa Akbar, Chief Theatre Critic, The Guardian
On this episode we’re joined by Arifa Akbar. Arifa is the chief theatre critic for the British newspaper, The Guardian, a newspaper that has been in existence since 1821.
Arifa shares insights on the preparation involved in reviewing plays and the importance of honest criticism. She also touched up…
Review: film: Anora; theatre: Dr. Strangelove; book: Ali Smith's Gliff
Arifa Akbar and Peter Bradshaw join Tom Sutcliffe to review the film Anora which was written and directed by Sean Baker. Set in contemporary New York the romantic drama won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. They also review the stage production of Dr. Strangelove. The original film version of the black com…
Edinburgh Fringe 2024: Critical Roundup
A recording of an interview by Tim Bano with Theatre Critics Arifa Akbar and Fergus Morgan discussing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024. This is an annual TheatreVoice critical round-up to cover and reflect on the Festival. This interview was recorded on Zoom, September 2024. In the recording, the…
20 Years of TheatreVoice
A recording of a panel talk discussion celebrating 20 years of the TheatreVoice archive. The panel included theatre critic Arifa Akbar, theatre critic and founding editor of TheatreVoice Dominic Cavendish, theatre producer Ellie Keel, Theatre critic Rachel Halliburton, and it was chaired by Tim Ban…
Review: Better Man, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and How to make Millions before Grandma Dies
Boyd Hilton and Arifa Akbar join Tom to review:
Better Man, the Robbie Williams biopic with a twist – he’s depicted as a Monkey.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Almeida theatre’s new production of Tennesee Williams' play with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Kingsley Ben-Adir.
And How to Make Millions before G…
Notes from Under the Floorboards by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Rerun
The 1864 novella that invented dystopian fiction.
In an episode first published in November 2021, we are joined by authors Alex Christofi (Dostoevsky in Love) and Arifa Akbar (Consumed: A Sister's Story) for a discussion of one of Russia's greatest writers Fyodor Dostoevsky, who was born in Moscow …
The Play Podcast - 091 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams
Episode 091: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Arifa Akbar
Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We'll discuss the play's origins, it…
89. Is stage door etiquette getting worse?
It's a packed agenda on this week's episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast. First up, Sarah reflects on her latest trip north of the border to talk on a panel about all things criticism, alighting on the subject of critic Arifa Akbar's wonderful series on criticism available on BBC Sounds. From there,…
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rituals, 250th anniversary of Jane Austen, Women and the dark
On Woman’s Hour Christmas Day programme, Nuala McGovern and Anita Rani discussed the rituals and traditions that we do at Christmas. Some passed down across the generations and some adapted through in-laws or friends. With a recent YouGov poll saying that 89% of Brits celebrate Christmas and most …
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