About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Lesley Manville, Sonia Friedman, and Mark Rosenblatt about their Tony nominations and the success of their shows.

Yesterday saw the Tony Awards nominations being revealed - in a great moment for UK theatre, with 41 nominations. We chat to producer Sonia Friedman (Oedipus), star Lesley Manville (Oedipus) and writer Mark Rosenblatt (Giant) about the success of their respective shows – Friedman also reflected on a very exciting period coming up for her company as it prepares to open a wave of new productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Crompton, Alex Wood

Guests: Lesley Manville, Sonia Friedman, Mark Rosenblatt

Topics covered

• Tony Awards
• UK theatre
• theatre production
• interviews
• nominations
• performing arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Books & works: Oedipus, Giant

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