The UMBers sit down with a play that Bagg has read a million times and that Dukes is visiting for the first time. The lads discuss what this work is like for a first-timer and then put on their acting shoes to read some dialogue. Dukes wonders if this script is something that only works when the play is staged, and we get some help from a more contemporary pair of scriptwriters.
Next up? We’re watching the 2013 National Theatre production of The Cherry Orchard, directed by Howard Davies, adapted by Andrew Upton, and starring Zoë Wanamaker as Ranyevskaya. To watch along with us, you’ll need to grab a subscription to National Theatre at Home, but we think it is well worth it.
Also, we spend about ten minutes covering the plot of A Muppet Family Christmas, which is another dramatic touchstone from Bagg’s past.
Finally, we’ll ask this here so ya’ll don’t have to: why can’t Bagg or Dukes pronouce the word “biopic?” 🤨
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