Not True, But Useful…
A Cheek by Jowl Podcast

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Join Cheek by Jowl’s Artistic Directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in ‘Not True, But Useful…’ a podcast series all about theatre, acting, directing, and life.

Produced, hosted and edited by Lucie Dawkins, with additional support from Cheek by Jowl.
Production administration from Manwah Siu.
Series 1 theme music by Pavel Akimkin.
Series 2 theme music by Paddy Cunneen.

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Series 1

Released in April – June 2020

Series 2

Released in November 2020 – January 2021

“Have a listen to this brilliant podcast… for some isolation insights into Shakespeare and making theatre. As ever, some very shiny pearls of wisdom”
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“Been audio binging on Cheek by Jowl’s ‘Not True, But Useful’ podcast today – opening up completely new ways to look at text and performance. Highly recommended.”
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“Declan is never anything but interesting when he talks (so fluently) about theatre. His thoughts on “encounter”, particularly in the current situation, are very telling. “
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