Wise Children is the touring theatre company conceived, created and led by Emma Rice.
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Buddha of Suburbia at the RSC Stratford is now up and running and truly delighting audiences. We recorded this just before the first-ever dress rehearsal - so as Emma Rice talks to the creative team about the process you can hear hoovers, resets, and a fight call. It's going on in this crazy half hour. You'll hear all about the process of bringing …
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On the eve of the final rehearsal room for Buddha Of Suburbia Emma takes the company on a trip to see our other production - Blue Beard. This one was recorded entirely on the coach journey from Stratford Upon Avon to Birmingham. The ultimate school trip!Av Wise Children
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We're back in rehearsals with Emma's new production - The Buddha of Suburbia - adapted from (and with) the book by Hanif Kureishi. This time we're at the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon. In this episode, Emma talks about the acting company and the process of cutting work early. We've also got some sneak peeks at the music by Niraj Chag.…
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We recorded this on Sunday afternoon after a week of final previews, a press night and a load out. The show is now in several trailers heading to Home Manchester. In today's episode, Emma reveals that she had a speech planned... and we get to hear it. (This is the full edit. We managed to cut a whole section of material in the edit).…
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It's the final week in the rehearsal room for Blue Beard! Our own rehearsal space - TLC - is a little flooded at the moment, so we started the week by moving down the road to The Silk Mill. Despite the challenges, the show is on course for technical rehearsals at Bath Theatre Royal next week. This week, Emma (Rice) talks with the music team of Stu …
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This week Emma (Rice) talks through the first few weeks of rehearsal for her new production - Blue Beard. She talks about the plot (it's not about Pirates!). She also talks about the rehearsal process and why making this show is so important to her. The countdown to preview one is on. WARNING - Contains some explicit language…
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It's New Year's Eve and our first chance to sit down and record a new podcast! It's been quite the month and, to be honest, year. Join Emma (Rice) on this extended podcast edition as she reviews (and reminds Simon) what happened this year. This edition features all the highs and lows of Wise Children’s tour of Wuthering Heights, not to mention The …
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Recorded late in the evening on Emma's sofa (much to Simons's surprise) they talk about the final week of rehearsal before Tech and Dress Rehearsals start. There's an interview with Ian Ross and a sneak preview of a new Christmas song Ian and Emma have written - recorded mid-rehearsal at TLC.Av Wise Children
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It's Sunday at the end of week one of rehearsals for the Little Matchgirl at The Lucky Chance. Emma (Rice) has taken her fluffy mic to catch up with actors and also talks to Simon Baker about the goings on at TLC.Av Wise Children
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🎭 The Wise Children Podcast 🎙️ Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes episode! The Little Matchgirl: A Morning with Artistic Director Emma Rice It's the morning before rehearsals kick-off for the enchanting production of 'The Little Matchgirl' at Wise Children's new home - The Lucky Chance. Artistic Director Emma Rice sits down on this cold Sun…
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🎙️ Welcome to The Wise Children Podcast. We're back podcasting after a year-long hiatus - and what a year its been. We've a lot top catch you up on. First up is The Lucky Chance - our new home in Frome, Somerset. We're also talking about The Little Matchgirl will will play at The Lucky Chance over Christmas this year - if we can make the toilets/ba…
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We're back and with exciting news. After years of searching, we've finally found our own creative space - the old Portway Methodist Church in Frome, Somerset, renamed The Lucky Chance. In this episode, Emma (Rice) talks to the team (Simon Baker, Poppy Keeling & Jay Jones) about the plans, hopes and dreams for this new adventure.…
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Wuthering Heights / The Trip To The Moors
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In this extraordinary episode, our intrepid artistic director, Emma Rice heads north armed with her fluffy mic, notebook and jumper in order to find her Cathy, her Heathcliff and her Moors as she starts work on Wuthering Heights. Battling the wind and rain Emma gets to grips with the Brontë's, the brutality and the tragedy of this most epic tale. T…
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Wise Children's Detention - Bagdad Cafe
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In this special one-off episode, Emma talks about the making of Bagdad Cafe at London's Old Vic.Av Wise Children
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Romantics Anonymous - The Live Broadcasts
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As you may know, we were just about to head to the airport and fly to LA with our musical Romantics Anonymous just as Lockdown v1 was announced. A few months, lots of research and plenty of on-line shopping later, we launched Wise TV and broadcast Romantics Anonymous around the world from the Bristol Old Vic stage - where it had all started. In thi…
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In this episode, a croaky voiced Emma arms herself with her fluffy mic and goes in search of answers about making a musical, Orchestrators and Sitzprobes. Featuring interviews with the Romantics writing team and exclusive clips straight from the sound desk on press night.Av Wise Children
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Join Emma Rice and her Wise Children team as they reflect on the year that's just gone and look ahead to 2020. With exclusive clips from Wise Children, Malory Towers, Romantics Anonymous and Emma's new show for the National Theatre - Wuthering Heights.Av Wise Children
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Malory Towers at the Passenger Shed is finally open! This week Emma sits down with Exec Producer Poppy Keeling to talk about the highs and lows of opening a new show and new venue in a heatwave. As this is the last in the series we've included an exclusive clip of the show. The Malory Girls attempt to calm down Sally Hope who has taken on the role …
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UPDATED - SBx Rehearsals are over and it's time to move to the theatre. This is usually stressful enough but you normally don't have to build the theatre first. Nothing is ever simple at Wise Children. Malory Towers is being performed at The Passenger Shed at Bristol Temple Meads station, a vast warehouse space normally used for exhibitions which w…
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It's been an eventful week in the world of Wise Children. This week Emma talks about the role movement plays in her work. She talks candidly about her early ballet lessons, school days and her training in Poland. She also talks to Alistair David, Malory Tower's Choreographer about creating this unique new show. The Wise Children podcast leaves no s…
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We're deep into Malory Towers rehearsals now. The show is up on its feet, choreography steps being learnt and harmonies being taught. We join Emma back in the rehearsal room in East London as she talks to Ian Ross, the show's composer about the score for the show. This is a real insight into how work actually gets made and also includes a sneak pee…
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It's the first week of Malory Towers rehearsals and just like the first day of school, everyone is feeling a bit anxious and worrying about where to get lunch. The lift is out of order along with the air-con as we join Emma in a noisy rehearsal room in East London - an insight into the inner working of Wise Children against a backdrop of Harps, Pia…
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We're back! Finally! Since our last podcast Wise Children has been out tour, we even made a movie of it but right now Emma is back in rehearsal for our new show - Enid Blyton's Malory Towers. Over the next few weeks catch up with all the usual suspects as we get the show ready for the first audience in our new summer venue - The Passenger Shed. In …
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // Holiday Treats
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In this special episode for the holiday season, Emma Rice looks back on 2018 and the first year of Wise Children, both the show and the Company. With previously unreleased material from the show, clips from the rehearsal room and a very special treat at the very end. Emma talks candidly about leaving the Globe and her new adventure. Wise Children. …
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // Previews
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It’s preview week for Wise Children at The Old Vic, and Emma talks to the company backstage as they get ready for a performance after a day of rehearsals. She finds out how they prepare for each show, how they keep going in this demanding period before press night - while they’re performing every evening and continuing to work during the day - and …
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // Tech Week
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After all the planning, Emma Rice's new company move into London’s Old Vic to prepare for the opening of their first show: Angela Carter's Wise Children. This week, while the actors take a well earned day off, Emma bothers everyone in the auditorium and asks them what they do. We meet the creative and technical teams as they prepare for the start o…
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // The Hut By The Harbour
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This week Emma Rice talks to Bristol artists Beth Carter & Stuart Mitchell about the animation they have created for Angela Carter's Wise Children due to open at the Old Vic on October 8th. The animation takes Nora and Dora Chance from Brixton to Chelsea, from the wrong side of tracks to legitimacy, as they attend Melchior Hazzard's 100th birthday …
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // Wise HQ
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This week Emma talks to the Wise Children producing team, Judith Dimant, Poppy Keeling and Matt Lister and asks them to explain how a theatre company actually works. Recorded at Ashton Court, Bristol and set against a backdrop of the early stages of rehearsal for Wise Children, this is an insight into how theatre gets made.…
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // Back To School
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Emma talks about the new School For Wise Children and her ambitions to train a new generation of actors and musicians. Recorded during the first School For Wise Children - Music For Ensemble Theatre - and features material from the inaugural students and an interview with Ian Ross on what it takes to be a musician in a band for an Emma Rice show. W…
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Wise Children with Emma Rice // New Beginnings
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Hosted by Emma and featuring key members of the Wise Children team this first episode, recorded in June 2018, features rare and exclusive rehearsal footage as Emma starts work with the company on constructing material for the first production.Av Wise Children
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