Sophie Okonedo Explains Why Theatre Is So Important | Life in Stages

Sophie Okonedo explains why theatre is so important to her. She chats to theatre and film director, and old friend, Dominic Cooke. Watch the full episode of Life in Stages: • Life in Stages S1 Ep5:...
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S1 Ep1 Olivia Colman and Rufus Norris: • Life in Stages S1 Ep1:...
S1 Ep2 Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor: • Life in Stages S1 Ep2:...
S1 Ep3 Adrian Lester and Meera Syal: • Life in Stages S1 Ep3:...
S1 Ep4 Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bill Nighy and Andrew Lincoln: • Life in Stages S1 Ep4:...
S1 Ep5 Dominic Cooke and Sophie Okonedo - • Life in Stages S1 Ep5:...
S1 Ep6 Clint Dyer and Kae Tempest - • Life in Stages S1 Ep6:...
Filmed on the empty Lyttelton stage, each episode features a pair of creatives reflecting on their stage careers, and revealing the funny, personal and poignant stories behind everything from their earliest theatre memory to their biggest professional highs and lows.
Life in Stages is produced by National Theatre and Wing. This series is kindly supported by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers.
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[@TheBrandiElizabeth]

She’s a phenomenal presence in all her work and I look up to her so much

[@rileyjesiah6284]

i guess it is quite off topic but does anybody know a good site to watch new series online ?

[@H3nry488]

1:27 A lot of people will never get parts because of the way they look, even if they would probably do a great job. Discrimination is a common thing in theatre, film and tv, a lot of people are excluded, and not just based on the colour of their skin.

[@DD-jg8xr]

Of course but I Imagine it was a lot more to do with Ethnicity during Sophie’s younger years.

[@Writtenmirror]

I guess I'm 1st 😳 Funny how your views of theatre are the polar reverse of mine 😆 interesting though how common it is feeling the need to be nothing less than excellent! I have found theatre highly inaccessible and classist with generous lashings of nepotism. In other words it's just as bad as the British Film and TV landscape, especially when you're not the TALENT.