Interviews with leading figures from the arts
theartsdesk Q&A: filmmaker Marco Kreuzpaintner
Monday, 06 September 2021
In 2011, Ferdinand von Schirach’s novel Der Fall Collini (The Collini Case) was published, its narrative of crime and punishment inspired by a law passed in Germany in 1968.
theartsdesk Q&A: writer and comedian Tom Davis
Friday, 13 August 2021
After leaving school at 14, Tom Davis spent 10 years working as a scaffolder on building sites, while always harbouring what he thought was the impossible dream of getting into comedy. Hailing from Sutton in south London, he had a go at standup and for a time found himself in drag, singing Disney songs.
10 Questions for novelist Mieko Kawakami
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Mieko Kawakami sits firmly amongst the Japanese literati for her sharp and pensive depictions of life in contemporary Japan. Since the translation of...
10 Questions for Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream
Friday, 02 July 2021
Bobby Gillespie (b 1962) is best known as the lead singer and driving force of rock band Primal Scream. He was born and raised in Glasgow and met...
theartsdesk Q&A: choreographer Christopher...
Saturday, 26 June 2021
Having won recognition for his streetdance routines on American TV’s So You Think You Can Dance, choreographer Christopher Scott was asked to...
theartsdesk Q&A: composer and conductor Carl Davis
The silent film specialist on shot lists, bass drums and the perils of projection speeds |
Singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger: still in the vanguard of her musical dynasty
A member of America's great musical clan, Peggy Seeger has been a fixture on the British folk scene for more than 60 years |
Filmmaker Darius Marder: 'Deafness is a culture. That's not being PC'
Writer and director on Sound of Metal's long journey from concept to award nominations |
theartsdesk Q&A: Author Sam Mills on the phenomenon of the 'chauvo-feminist'
The novelist and non-fiction writer discusses #MeToo and her latest long-form essay |
theartsdesk Q&A: conductor Klaus Mäkelä
Balancing freedom and control in Oslo and Paris |
10 Questions for Vocalist-Lyricist Georgia Mancio
Portraying beauty, dignity and hope - and love, joy and sadness - in song |
theartsdesk Q&A: Daryl Hall
Legendary singer-songwriter talks recording, vaccines and reaching a billion streams |
theartsdesk Q&A: actor and comedian Andi Osho on her debut novel 'Asking For A Friend'
The multi-tasking artist talks social media, 'Line of Duty', and learning how to not act |
theartsdesk Q&A: Amina Cain on her first novel and her eternal fascination with suggestion
The American writer discusses 'Indelicacy' and characters who are flawed and unfixed |
theartsdesk Q&A: Isabella Pappas on how 'Finding Alice' is a blueprint for bereavement
Youngest star of the ITV drama discusses grief, teenage girls, and getting into character |
theartsdesk Q&A: actor Polly Walker on 'Bridgerton' and the new breed of period drama
Talking wigs, women, and her (brief) experience of coronavirus |
10 Questions for Musician and Broadcaster Cerys Matthews
Thoughts on an album which places poets centre-stage |
theartsdesk Q&A: poet laureate Simon Armitage on landscapes, libraries, home and edgelands
Interview with the Yorkshire-born poet ahead of his appearance on The South Bank Show |
Filmmaker Frank Marshall: 'People don’t understand what geniuses The Bee Gees were'
Director of the new Bee Gees documentary discusses the brothers' legacy in music |
10 Questions for Singer/Pianist Joe Stilgoe
Joe Stilgoe learned 250 new songs for the 67 episodes of "Stilgoe in the Shed" |
theartsdesk Q&A: Mick Talbot of The Style Council
The keyboard don discusses the very Eighties ups and downs of life in The Style Council |
Filmmaker Bassam Tariq: 'Great cinema doesn't need to be perfect - embrace the imperfections'
Director of 'Mogul Mowgli' discusses taking risks, and the differences between the British- and American-Asian experience |
10 Questions for Poet and Critic Rebecca Tamás
On 'Strangers' and the urgent interconnectedness of the human and non-human |
theartsdesk Q&A: Sally Anne Gross and Dr George Musgrave, authors of 'Can Music Make You Sick?'
On World Mental Health Day we meet the authors of an incisive new study of music and musicians |
theartsdesk Q&A: musician Kevin Rowland - 'it was painful to be misunderstood and misinterpreted'
To coincide with its reissue, the Dexys Midnight Runners lynchpin considers his solo album ‘My Beauty’ |
'I loved being a dresser': Sir Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning writer, dies at 85
A memorial interview with the playwright and scriptwriter who enjoyed a remarkable Indian summer |
theartsdesk Q&A: author Katharina Volckmer
Interview with the first-time novelist on her deeply funny, subversive new novel |
Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui: 'The disability community is the world community'
Interview with the men behind Netflix's new Paralympic documentary 'Rising Phoenix' |
theartsdesk Q&A: Record label New Heavy Sounds
Co-founder Ged Murphy sheds light on the world of Britain's most original heavy rock independent |
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