The Hatchards Podcast

By: Ryan Edgington and Matt Hennessey
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  • The Hatchards Podcast is a conversation show about books brought to you by England’s oldest bookshop. Featuring interviews with some of our favourite authors, bookish waffle, and the occasional glass of wine. Hosted by Ryan Edgington and Matt Hennessey.
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  • Simon Russell Beale on A Piece of Work: Shakespeare, Stalin, and Sam Mendes

    Simon Russell Beale on A Piece of Work: Shakespeare, Stalin, and Sam Mendes
    Oct 1 2024
    On this episode, we were joined by the legendary British actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE, to discuss his first memoir from a life on the stage, A Piece of Work: Playing Shakespeare & Other Stories.

    Often described as the "best stage actor of his generation," Simon shares insights into the whopping 18 Shakespeare characters he has played throughout his career with the RSC and the National Theatre.

    He generously invites us into his process as an actor and explains why the personal and working relationships he has formed with collaborators like Sam Mendes and Nicholas Hytner are essential to his extraordinary success.

    Lastly, we discuss encounters with performing legends such as Stephen Sondheim and Lauren Bacall and an example of what it means to recieve a "bad note" from a director.
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    53 mins
  • Alan Hollinghurst on Our Evenings: Acting, Aging, and Adventures in Wonderland

    Alan Hollinghurst on Our Evenings: Acting, Aging, and Adventures in Wonderland
    Sep 24 2024
    On this episode, we were joined by Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst to discuss his new novel, Our Evenings, releasing 3 October.

    Immersing us in the revolutionary world of British theatre in the 1960s, the novel follows Dave Winn, an English actor of Burmese descent, through his experiences of success and failure, love and heartbreak, acceptance and hatred, and a final coda that reshapes our entire understanding of this extraordinary story.

    Alan shares insights from his decades-long career of portraying queer life in Britain across the 20th and 21st centuries, highlighting how cultural and political shifts have influenced his storytelling.

    He also offers us a sense of both the attraction and repulsion that draws him toward a world of wealth and privilege, leaving his characters—and perhaps himself—on the outside, looking in.

    Hosts: Ryan Edgington and Matt Hennessey Producer: Lily Woods
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    38 mins
  • Elif Shafak on There Are Rivers in the Sky: The Tigris and the Thames

    Elif Shafak on There Are Rivers in the Sky: The Tigris and the Thames
    Aug 6 2024
    On this episode, we were joined by Booker Prize-shortlisted author Elif Shafak to discuss There Are Rivers in the Sky, her centuries-spanning new novel that follows three historical characters connected by ancient bodies of water.

    We cover matters great and small, from the idea of water as a holder of memory to whether Elif is the type of person who will dispose of a tea mug or article of clothing once there is visible damage to it. We explore her relationship with The British Museum, inevitably weighing in on the much-politicised Elgin Marbles debate, and whether cultural artefacts belong to a region’s government or its people.

    Finally, we discuss Elif’s years of investigation by the Turkish government following the publication of The Bastard of Istanbul, with its depiction of the Armenian Genocide, and the surreal nature of seeing your fictional characters be put on trial in a court of law.

    Hosted by Ryan Edgington and Matt Hennessey.
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    50 mins

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