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WOS TV: Our Top Theatre Video Picks – 4 Mar 2009

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4 March 2009

The Whatsonstage.com Television channel is a rapidly expanding archive of theatre-related video content. As well as our exclusive first night reports, we regularly add show trailers, event promos, interviews, video diaries, behind-the-scenes footage and some hysterical “best of the web” gems, all handpicked by us. Below is a selection of some of our favourite recent additions…

You can view these – & many more – clips on tvision.whatsonstage.com.
If you’ve seen something you think is worth a watch for theatregoers,
then please email us the clip or a link to it.

Sister Act video diary part one – With the opening of Sister Act at the Palladium only a few months away, here’s a clip from the company’s ongoing video diary, featuring the first meeting of new Deloris Patina Miller with her predecessor and producer Whoopi Goldberg.

Sister Act video diary part two – This instalment features footage of the launch party, which took place at the Cafe de Paris last month, including extensive clips of composer Alan Menken performing some of his best-loved works, as well as a taste of what we can expect from the new show.

Show Trailer – England People Very Nice – With Richard Bean‘s new play for the National Theatre making headlines this week (See The Goss, 2 Mar 2009), here’s the NT’s Terry Gilliam-inspired trailer to give those of you who haven’t seen it a taste of what it’s all about.

Interview – Claire Skinner – Also at the National currently is Samuel Adamson’s Mrs Affleck, a reimagining of Iben’s Little Eyolf. Here actress Claire Skinner, who plays the title role, discusses the play, which runs in rep at the Cottesloe theatre until 29 April.

You can view these – & many more – clips on tvision.whatsonstage.com.
If you’ve seen something you think is worth a watch for theatregoers,
then please email us the clip or a link to it.