157. Inter Alia and legal drama on stage, and Man Utd and Leeds teams made up of actors

About this episode

Sarah and Alex discuss legal dramas inspired by Rosamund Pike's performance in Inter Alia and create football teams from actors born in Manchester and Leeds.

Sarah and Alex are inspired by Rosamund Pike’s starry performance in Susie Miller’s Inter Alia to think of other great dramas about the law. And ahead of the Manchester United versus Leeds Premier League clash they chose the best teams from actors born in the cities Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Crompton, Alex Wood

Topics covered

• legal drama
• theatre
• football
• Manchester United
• Leeds
• performing arts

Keywords

• legal drama
• Inter Alia
• Rosamund Pike
• Manchester United
• Leeds
• theatre
• performing arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester United, Leeds

Books & works: Inter Alia

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