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Hinterviews
by Canada's National Arts Centre
Peter Hinton was the Artistic Director of English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Considered one of Canada’s finest stage directors, Peter has had a twenty year career as a playwright, dramaturge and tireless champion of Canadian theatre. In each podcast episode we hope to take you into the intimate world of the artists and creative minds behind the productions on stage.
Episodes
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Grand Finale - Celebrating Six Years of Hinterviews
In this final Hinterview of the series, we look back at some of the highlights featuring guests like Don McKellar, Robert Lepage, Paul Gross, Margaret Atwood, and Graham Greene.
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King Lear
The tables are turned for the King Lear Hinterview, Suzanne Keeptwo, aboriginal advisor and community liaison, interviews Peter Hinton, director of King Lear. Suzanne and Peter discuss this new take on King Lear, the significance of an aboriginal cast and setting, and the history of making August...
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Creation
It all starts when God sets the universe in motion. Then comes the story of Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, Noah, and Moses as the Old Testament comes alive through the madcap imagination of Peter Anderson – and the magic of last season’s nativity is brought to life once again. Songs by Allen Cole...
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2 Pianos 4 Hands
Dreaming dreams, hoping for success, facing reality. That’s the funny and touching story of Ted and Richard—whiz kids who want to become superstar pianists—and how they survive piano teachers, pushy parents, hours of practice, stage fright, and nerve-wracking competitions. Will they gain fame and...
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Oliver!
Dickens’ timeless classic comes to life as you follow the tale of the orphan Oliver, the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Nancy, and all the down-and-out denizens of London. Broadway legend Lionel Bart’s memorable songs — “Food, Glorious Food,” “Where is Love?” and “As Long as He Needs Me” — capture the...
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And Slowly Beauty
Imagine: you are Mr. Mann, and you’ve just won two tickets to Chekhov’s comedy, The Three Sisters. You’ve barely heard of Chekhov, but you go anyway (alone, because no one else in the family is interested). Unexpectedly the experience begins to alter your life, and slowly beauty … Can beauty...
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Saltwater Moon
On a moonlit night in August, 1926, 18 year-old Jacob Mercer has returned from Toronto to the tiny Newfoundland outport of Coley’s Point, hoping to win back his former sweetheart, Mary Snow. But Mary, still hurt and puzzled by Jacob’s sudden departure a year earlier, has become engaged to wealthy...
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i think i can
Artistic Director Peter Hinton speaks with Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People Artistic Director Allen MacInnis about the Theatre, creating work with young people in mind and the how i think i can, a story told through tap dance and co-created by Florence Gibson and Shawn Byfield, came to life.
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Lauchie, Liza and Rory
Artistic Director Peter Hinton speaks with Lauchie, Liza and Rory producer and Mulgrave Road Theatre Artistic Director Emmy Alcorn about touring productions from the East Coast, the history of Mulgrave Road and what the theatre scene is like in Nova Scotia.
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Saint Carmen of the Main
Artistic Director Peter Hinton speaks with Saint Carmen of The Main translator Linda Gaboriau about working with Michel Tremblay, the creation process and new translation of Saint Carmen of The Main and what goes into translating a play.
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Agokwe
Special Guest Suzanne Keeptwo speaks with Ed Roy, director and dramaturg of Agokwe, about the creation of the production, the importance of the message and how he worked with Waawaate Fobister on bringing the play from a monologue to an award-winning one-man show.
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"The Company"
On Saturday, January 22, a Special Hinterview took place for NAC English Theatre subscribers and Friends of English Theatre, as Artistic Director Peter Hinton and Dramaturg and Artistic Associate Paula Danckert, sat down with the members of the NAC English Theatre Company for an informal meet and...
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The Year of Magical Thinking
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton speaks with Michael Shamata, director of The Year of Magical Thinking and Artistic Director of the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, about directing a book adapted for the stage and working alongside Seana McKenna.
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nativity
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton speaks with nativity playwright Peter Anderson about the inspiration of the play, the process of the creation and how his career in theatre began.
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Vimy
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats Vimy playwright Vern Thiessen, about the life of a playwright and how the play Vimy came to be. This powerful co-production with the Great Canadian Theatre Company played at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre from November 9 – December 11
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Romeo and Juliet
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with Sherry Bie, Artistic Director of the English Section of the National Theatre School of Canada, about the history of the school and the celebration behind its 50th Anniversary, which included a partnership with the NAC English Theatre…
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The Comedy of Errors with Roy Surette
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with Roy Surette, Artistic and Executive Director of the Centaur Theatre in Montreal, about the differences of theatres in different cities and co-producing productions with other theatre companies as the NAC/Centaur co-production of The...
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Where the Blood Mixes with Kevin Loring
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with Where the Blood Mixes playwright Kevin Loring about the play, his winning the Governor General's Award and being an NAC Playwright in Residence.
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Mrs Dexter and Her Daily with Joanna McClelland Glass and Marti Maraden
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with playwright Joanna McClelland Glass and director Marti Maraden about the creation of this new production and their working history.
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Mother Courage with Stephen Ouimette
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with English Theatre Company member and Mother Courage and Her Children Assistant Director Stephen Ouimette about his life in theatre, being part of the English Theatre Company and working on both A Christmas Carol and Mother Courage and…
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"Night" with Christopher Morris
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with Night Writer and Director Christopher Morris about the history and creation of the play and how his travels influenced the production.
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A Christmas Carol with David Dean
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with NAC English Theatre Company Historian David Dean about the life of Charles Dickens and England at the time he wrote A Christmas Carol.
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Elephant Wake with Bretta Gerecke
English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with Elephant Wake Director and Designer Bretta Gerecke about the production and designing theatre in different stages in Canada.
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The Drowsy Chaperone with Max Reimer and Dayna Tekatch
Peter Hinton chats with The Drowsy Chaperone Director Max Reimer and Choreographer/Assistant Director Dayna Tekatch, about the production, its history and some background on musicals in Canada.
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Celebrity Speakers: Don McKellar
A Special Celebrity Hinterview, a tradition and an audience favourite, where Peter Hinton, Artistic Director chats with a guest artist involved with a production at the NAC. As a special treat for the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, Peter Hinton will interview Don McKellar and Greg Morrison, two...
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Peter Hinton on 2009-2010 Season
NAC English Theatre Artist Director Peter Hinton is interviewed by the NAC's Sean Fitzpatrick on the upcoming 2009-2010 season.
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Celebrity Speakers: Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage, multiple award winner and internationally acclaimed director, scenic artist, playwright, actor and film director talks with Laurie Brown.
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The Blue Dragon with Menno Plukker
Peter chats with Menno Plukker, Associate Producer for The Blue Dragon by Marie Michaud and Robert Lepage, about the process of the production, the history behind touring, and how Canadian work is viewed in other countries.
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"Tshepang" with Maurice Podrey
Sean Fitzpatrick chats with Maurice Podbrey, Producer for Lara Foot-Newton's Tshepang, about the history of the production, how the production has been viewed throughout the countries it has played and what is happening in theatre in South Africa.
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Celebrity Speakers: Graham Greene
Graham Greene, Academy Award-nominated actor (Dances with Wolves,) joins Laurie Brown to talk about his prestigious stage and film career.
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Patricia Hamilton
Peter chats with Patricia Hamilton, famous for her stage work at the Shaw Festival and TV productions such as Road to Avonlea, for a discussion on her career as an actress, teacher and cast member who appeared in the original production of Belle Moral: A Natural History, then titled The Arab's...
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Celebrity Speakers: Jackie Maxwell
Jackie Maxwell, director, dramaturg and Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival speaks with Laurie Brown in the second National Arts Centre English Theatre 2008-09 Celebrity Speakers Series about her career, including her beginning in Canada at the NAC.
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Buried Child
Peter chats with Buried Child Set and Costume Designer Eo Sharp, Lighting Designer Robert Thomson and Sound Designer Troy Slocum for a discussion on the working progress on their design, how they came to their respective fields and how they worked together with Peter to bring Buried Child to the...
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Celebrity Speakers: Peter Hinton
Peter Hinton, Artistic Director of the NAC English Theatre, chats with Laurie Brown about the 2008-09 season, and about his career as a director and playwright.
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Leah Cherniak
Peter speaks with Leah Cherniak, the Co-Artistic Director (with Martha Ross) of Theatre Columbus in Toronto. The company has created over 30 new plays and also has an excellent reputation for innovative productions of classics. Leah studied theatre at École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and currently...
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Happy Days
Happy Days, written in 1961, is Beckett's last full-length drama and follows in the tradition of earlier work casting a crystal clear and almost affectionate gaze upon man’s (in this case Woman’s) determined optimism in the face of a universe without meaning.
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Alison Lawrence
Laura Denker interviews Alison Lawrence on the subject of her play "And All for Love". Set in 1660, following the restoration of the monarchy, And All for Love is a new play that explores the friendship between the celebrated actress Elizabeth Barry and the not-so-celebrated actress Winifred...
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Rick Chafe
Peter Hinton is in conversation with Rick Chafe on the subject of his play, Shakespeare's Dog. Hooker is a dog with a gift for sniffing out "soul". When his master, the young William Shakespeare, becomes entangled in domestic difficulties and possibly a crime, he quickly understands it’s up to…
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Yvette Nolan
Peter Hinton in conversation with Yvette Nolann Shakespeare’s tale of Julius Caesar is unearthed … this time on native ground. "We struggle to find some kind of self-government, to achieve some kind of self-determination, we’re working with very flawed systems and very flawed tools and that’s a...
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Marth Henry
Martha Henry, actor, director and long-time member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival company speaks with Laurie Brown in the final National Arts Centre English Theatre 2007-08 Celebrity Speakers Series.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Featuring a spectacular multicultural Indian cast of 23 dancers, musicians, actors and performers, this passionate, energetic, thrilling and beautiful re-interpretation of the play casts aside familiar traditions of performing Shakespeare and replaces them with an epic, visceral and emotional…
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Peter Hinton on Macbeth
The tables are turned this month as dramaturge Paula Dankert interviews Peter Hinton on his NAC production of Macbeth. Director, playwright and dramaturge Peter Hinton has been an integral part of the Canadian theatre landscape for over twenty years. In November 2005, he took the helm as Artistic...
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John van Burek
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with special guest John van Burek, Artistic Director of the Pleiades Theatre, and co-translator of Dying to be Sick.
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John Wood
Peter Hinton chats with John Wood, noted Canadian theatre director and former artistic director of NAC English Theatre on the subject of his new work, Falstaff, based on the novel by Robert Nye.
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Celebrity Speakers: Margaret Atwood
Laurie Brown interviews Margaret Atwood on the occasion of the world premiere of The Penelopiad at the National Arts Centre. Margaret Atwood is an international literary star. In her thematically diverse and best-selling novels, she has anticipated, explored—and even changed—the popular...
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Deborah Shaw
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton chats with special guest Deborah Shaw, Associate Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company, about the world premiere of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad.
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Marie Clements
Marie Clements is an award-winning Métis performer, playwright, screenwriter, director, producer and founding Artistic Director of urban ink Productions. Her ten plays including Burning Vision, The Unnatural and Accidental Women, and Urban Tattoo have been presented on some of the most…
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Celebrity Speakers: Michael Ondaatje
Laurie Brown interviews Michael Ondaatje. Although he is best known as a novelist for his extraordinary, multiple award-winning The English Patient and its quasi-prequel In the Skin of a Lion, to name only two, Michael Ondaatje's prolific work also encompasses memoir, poetry, and film. He won the...
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7 Important Things
NAC English Theatre Communications Officer Laura Denker interviews Nadia Ross, artistic director of STO Union Theatre Company and George Acheson, her collaborator and the subject of the production 7 Important Things. Nadia and George discuss their backgrounds, theatrical and otherwise, as well as...
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Martin Julien
Martin Julien, actor and playwright, is Peter's special guest on this edition of the Hinterviews. Martin Julien is an actor and playwright who has appeared on stages across the country for the last thirty years. He will be remembered by Ottawa audiences for his superb portrayal of Cornell Tremble...
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Peter Hinton was the Artistic Director of English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Considered one of Canada’s finest stage directors, Peter has had a twenty year career as a playwright, dramaturge and tireless champion of Canadian theatre. In each podcast episode we hope to take you into the intimate world of the artists and creative minds behind the productions on stage.
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