162. Bonus episode: The man shaking up the West End with experimental work

About this episode

Alex chats with director Omar Elerian about his new work Kohlhaas and the upcoming West End season of White Rabbit Red Rabbit.

On this week's bonus episode, Alex chats to Omar Elerian, the director and adaptor of Kohlhaas, a brand new work making its world premiere in the first week of the Brighton Festival. Elerian is also the co-founder of There & Then, a new theatre company that will bring a starry West End season of White Rabbit Red Rabbit to the Duchess Theatre this summer, with stars including David Tennant, Riz Ahmed, Luke Thompson, Jodie Whittaker and David Harewood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Wood

Guest: Omar Elerian

Topics covered

• theatre
• West End
• experimental work
• Brighton Festival
• interview
• Kohlhaas

Keywords

• Omar Elerian
• Kohlhaas
• White Rabbit Red Rabbit
• Brighton Festival
• West End
• theatre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: There & Then

Books & works: Kohlhaas, White Rabbit Red Rabbit

Places: Brighton Festival, Duchess Theatre

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