Ralph Fiennes

About this episode

Ralph Fiennes joins Jessie Ware to discuss his new play and share stories about food and family.

This week we have Ralph Fiennes joining us for lunch! Ralph came over to talk about the new David Hare play he helped bring to life, Grace Pervades. We were swept up in stories of Victorian theatre, Italian food, Catholicism, and growing up as the eldest of six in a very artistic family. Over Mum’s Greek chicken and lemon potatoes, Ralph talked about post-show rituals, his obsession with simple fresh food, cooking Ottolenghi lamb in lockdown, and why a filthy martini with a blue cheese olive is “blasphemy”. Ralph, we just wish you could’ve stayed for a glass of wine! Grace Pervades is at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until July the 11th, don’t miss it! Listen & watch Table Manners here - https://tablemanners.komi.io/ Follow Table Manners on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tablemannerspodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tablemannerspodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tablemannerspodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TableMannersPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jessie Ware

Guest: Ralph Fiennes

Topics covered

• theatre
• food
• family
• cooking
• artistic upbringing

Keywords

• Ralph Fiennes
• Grace Pervades
• theatre
• Italian food
• cooking
• family
• Ottolenghi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Theatre Royal Haymarket

Books & works: Grace Pervades

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