Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast

Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 173. Shades of Grey
March 29, 2010

A series of mini-reunions this week! New York Times bestselling novelist Jasper Fforde (the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crime series) has written Shades of Grey and was good enough to chat about it. Then we reconnected with several RSC UK members, s

Episode 172. Sister Mary Martha
March 22, 2010

Who exactly was St. Patrick? Sister Mary Martha explains it all for us. The author of the "Ask Sister Mary Martha" blog submits to a mild podcast inquisition, and explains not only the origins of St. Patrick but also how her blog is a sort of E-Harmony fo

Episode 171. Walking To Work
March 15, 2010

We walk to our performances at the New Victory Theatre in New York City along one of most famous thoroughfares in the world - Broadway. Featuring honking horns, massive crowds, steady drizzle, mistaken identities, reduced reviews, unexpected encounters, a

Episode 170. The Shorty Awards
March 08, 2010

We attended the 2010 Shorty Awards last week in New York City -- and we won in the Cultural Institution category! We kept the microphone going backstage and at the after-party, and got to talk with Shorty Award co-creator Greg Galant; Janis Krums, the win

Episode 169. Our Featured Creature
February 28, 2010

The star of Godzilla stops by today. No, not Matthew Broderick - Kurt Carley, the "suit performer" who makes his living playing atomically-radiated lizards, werewolves, and even man-eating plants. Featuring tips on how to succeed in show business (ie, don

Episode 168. Tiny Rebellious Acts
February 22, 2010

"Let's face it, we'd all love to topple a government or stage a full-scale rebellion, but who's got the time or energy these days? Never fear, Tiny Acts of Rebellion can help." Thus begins the funny new book by Rich Fulcher of The Mighty Boosh, who reveal

Episode 167. Festus Is Back!
February 15, 2010

The old codgers from Hollywood mark the return of a beloved - but cut - character from our America show. Featuring other recycled characters from previous shows, further improvements to the first act of Hollywood, a frustrating tease about the Sports show

Episode 166. ‘Modern Family’ Miracle
February 09, 2010

Eric Stonestreet is the Emmy-winning star of the hit ABC and Sky-1 sitcom Modern Family, and he chats about the miracle of his casting as well as the miracle of just how good this show has been right out of the gate. Featuring lessons on how to embrace t

Episode 165. We Reduce ‘LOST’
February 01, 2010

A post-performance run-down of how the filming of Lost Reduced went and how it came to be. Featuring spoilers about special effects, the various entendres of "brands in hands", special appearances from both Adrian Scarborough from Gavin and Stacey and So

Episode 164. Commute From Hell
January 25, 2010

Flying from California to Dallas shouldn't be this fraught with excitement and adventure. But oy, was it fraught. Fraughter than we thought. An extra day's rehearsal goes down the drain as we struggle and fail to avoid a weather system in Phoenix, the lik