Jesse Jones on Leading Royal & Derngate

Our guest this week is director and theatre-maker Jesse Jones, Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate, who joins Darren to talk about bold programming, new writing, and why theatre should never be afraid of dividing opinion.Jesse’s career spans devised theatre, new writing, large-scale adaptations and West End hits. He co-founded the award-winning The Wardrobe Ensemble and previously served as Associate Artistic Director at Paines Plough.In this episode we discuss leading a regional producing theatre, protecting risk in new writing, and his latest production Top Gs Like Me by Samson Hawkins, a provocative new play exploring masculinity, identity and online culture.A thoughtful conversation about bold programming, new voices, and why theatre that divides opinion can sometimes be the most exciting kind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.