Intermission: compiled by THESP

by Gilly Hopper (Editor)

Theatre makers are used to pauses in their work.

But nothing could have prepared the industry for COVID-19.

We asked some of the UK's leading actors, directors and writers what happens when the stage falls silent: mid speech, at an interval, in between roles... during a pandemic.

Curated by writer and THESP founder Gilly Hopper, Intermission features personal, passionate and often moving words from:
Simon Callow, Tom Hollander, Harriet Walter, Adrian Scarborough, Tanya Reynolds, Russell Tovey.

Also featuring: Ivanno Jeremiah, Katherine Parkinson, Joseph Arkley, Inua Ellams, David Jonsson, Polly Bennett, Rebecca Frecknall, Taz Skylar, Ferdinand Kingsley, Ruthie Henshall, Luke Thallon, Sophie Thompson, Sinéad Matthews, Joanna Vanderham, Sam Yates, Eoghan Quinn, Priyanga Burford, Paul Ready, Meghan Tyler and Michelle Terry.

141 pages, Paperback

Published December 8, 2020

Reviews

[Otone · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely brief reflection of the theatre world during the pandemic.

[Six-Fingered Nigel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful compilation of musings and reflections on what this pandemic and the pause it has brought has meant to theatre as a whole but to the individual as well.