BFM 89.9
The Business Station
Recommended
Guest: Omar Ali, Dramaturg
The late Brian Friel was considered one of the best-known Irish playwrights of his generation, and his first play Philadelphia, Here I Come! premiered in Dublin in 1964, before subsequently moving to Broadway where it ran for 326 performances and earned several Tony Award nominations. The play is described as a tragicomedy, and explores themes like new beginnings, emotional escapism, memory, nostalgia, and more. Adapted for the Malaysian stage by Joe Hasham OAM back in 1994, the play is being staged once more in 2022 with a cast of both new and veteran talents. We find out more from Omar Ali, the dramaturg of the play, and who works in dramaturgy development at The Actors Studio.
Image credit: Dev Lee
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
Share:
Recent episodes
0
Latest stories
Podcasts · Jan 14 · 12:00PM
Sports, Streams & Big Money Dreams
23 mins
Podcasts · Jan 14 · 10:00AM
What is Masculinity to You?
1 hr 1 min
Podcasts · Jan 14 · 9:00AM
Top 5 at 5: The Politics of Najib's Royal Addendum
34 mins
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
23 mins
·
14:30, 15 Jul 2022
Guest: Omar Ali, Dramaturg
The late Brian Friel was considered one of the best-known Irish playwrights of his generation, and his first play Philadelphia, Here I Come! premiered in Dublin in 1964, before subsequently moving to Broadway where it ran for 326 performances and earned several Tony Award nominations. The play is described as a tragicomedy, and explores themes like new beginnings, emotional escapism, memory, nostalgia, and more. Adapted for the Malaysian stage by Joe Hasham OAM back in 1994, the play is being staged once more in 2022 with a cast of both new and veteran talents. We find out more from Omar Ali, the dramaturg of the play, and who works in dramaturgy development at The Actors Studio.
Image credit: Dev Lee
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
Share:
Recommended
Jan 14
·
23 minsSports, Streams & Big Money Dreams
Jan 14
·
1 hr 1 minWhat is Masculinity to You?
Jan 14
·
34 minsTop 5 at 5: The Politics of Najib's Royal Addendum
Download app
60,000 other podcasts in your hand
Recent episodes
0
Latest Stories
Podcasts · Jan 14 · 23 mins
Sports, Streams & Big Money Dreams
Podcasts · Jan 14 · 1 hr 1 min
What is Masculinity to You?
Podcasts · Jan 14 · 34 mins
Top 5 at 5: The Politics of Najib's Royal Addendum