Not True, But Useful... A Cheek by Jowl Podcast
1) Series 5, Episode 5: Separate Demons
2) Series 5, Episode 4: Études and Explorations
3) Series 5, Episode 3: The Central Question
4) Series 5, Episode 2: Advice to Self
Declan and Nick think about advice they give to themselves when they are making a play, and the problem of letting yourself get in the way of the work. Even after four decades of rehearsing, they keep...Show More
5) Series 5, Episode 1: Verse and the Big Lie
6) Series 4, Episode 12: Time
Time is never the character’s friend - but this makes it useful to the actor. In this episode, Declan chats to Lucie about time in Shakespeare’s texts, and how there is never enough of it. He emphasis...Show More
7) Series 4, Episode 11: Treacherous Exercises
Declan talks to Lucie about a question he can’t stand: can he share the exercises he uses in the rehearsal room? He urges directors to ask not for a technique, but for what they’re trying to achieve, ...Show More
8) Series 4, Episode 10: Flow
Lucie talks to Declan about his favourite word in the rehearsal room: Flow. Flow is like love, like a football match, like a good evening spent with friends. For actors, flow is being a part of the li...Show More
9) Series 4, Episode 9: The Art of Forgetting Things
Declan presents an unusual piece of advice to actors: forget things. He talks to Lucie about how this allows the actor to be truly present as the character on stage, trusting what they need will be th...Show More
10) Series 4, Episode 8: Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is another longstanding problem that most actors face. For Declan, however, it is not unique to actors: the characters of Shakespeare’s plays all go through these same feelings. In t...Show More