John Proctor is the Villain, Tilda Swinton and a huge 70th birthday party – David Byrne on his new Royal Court season

Welcome to a new episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

Luke Norris, Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman, Ryan Calais Cameron’s newest play, Robert Aramayo, John Proctor is the Villain and so much more – the Royal Court season is celebrating its 70th birthday in style.

We hop into artistic director David Byrne’s office to get the lowdown on his programming choices – how he’s both honouring and winking at the history of this home for new writing. Plus – his experiences watching Andrew Lloyd Webber watching John Proctor is the Villain – and the moment Arthur Miller had beef with the Court…

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