2. Joe Orton and Edward Bond
Kenneth Cranham tells fellow actor Neil Dudgeon about his life in theatre, TV and film. In this episode, they talk about Cranham’s relationship with Joe Orton and Edward Bond.
Actor Kenneth Cranham expounds entertainingly on a life in acting in conversation with friend and colleague Neil Dudgeon. From an early performance in the 1968 film Oliver to winning an Olivier award for the title role in the hit play The Father in the West End, Cranham has worked with an amazing array of actors, writers and directors over his sixty-year career.
In this second episode of five, Cranham talks about his relationship with the playwrights Joe Orton and Edward Bond, both of whom Cranham knew well, appearing in early productions of several of their plays, but he was close friends with Joe Orton.
Kenneth Cranham's career is a privileged lens on the recent history of British theatre and screen. He was at the epicentre of the radical shift in theatre in the sixties and seventies.
In this episode, Cranham talks about his relationship with playwrights Joe Orton and Edward Bond.
A fluent and passionate speaker, Cranham’s account of his life and work offers a thrilling perspective on the last sixty years of British drama.
An Actor's Life: Kenneth Cranham is a Hooley Production supported by Pimmyompim Productions Limited.
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