THE REVIVAL is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work.

Episode 1 - THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III 
In this first episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's landmark 2018 production THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III by Alan Bennett, which went on to become the theatre's best-selling show to date and was broadcast via NT Live.

Hear from cast members Mark Gatiss, Adrian Scarborough, Debra Gillet, Sara Powell and Adam Karim, alongside Professor of History, Arthur Burns, who provided insight during the rehearsal process for the production.

Episode 2 - KING HEDLEY II 
In the second episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Theatre Royal Stratford East's "staggering" (The Stage) 2019 production KING HEDLEY II by August Wilson.

Hear from cast members Lenny Henry, Dexter Flanders and Cherrelle Skeete, alongside executor of August Wilson Estate, Constanza Romero Wilson, and Monica White, a director and Black Theatre scholar, who provided insight during the rehearsal process for the production.

Episode 3 - SHEBEEN 
In the third episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's 2018 production SHEBEEN by Mufaro Makubika.

Hear from cast members Martina Laird and Karl Collins, alongside director Matthew Xia, Designer Grace Smart and the playwright himself, Mufaro Makubika.