One Night Only
Stage Door Jonny
BY JONATHAN CAKE.
IN CONVERSATION WITH JEZ BUTTERWORTH AND LAURA DONNELLY.
IN CONVERSATION WITH JEZ BUTTERWORTH AND LAURA DONNELLY.
3 March 2024
Overview
“I don’t do anything until it shows up, and when it shows up I’m a playwright.” – Jez Butterworth
Hosted by renowned actor Jonathan Cake, Stage Door Jonny is a podcast about theatre … and life … and life in the theatre. Jonathan has appeared in countless plays around the world – and made a fair few celebrated acquaintances along the way.
For one night only, Jonathan Cake welcomes one of the UK’s leading playwrights, Jez Butterworth, and Olivier Award-winning actress, Laura Donnelly to the JST stage to reflect on their esteemed careers. For their night off from Jez’s hugely anticipated new play, The Hills of California, the pair dubbed “British Theatre’s Coolest Power Couple” by Vogue will share memories, discoveries, triumphs and disasters.
People
Jez Butterworth
Guest
Guest
Jez Butterworth is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. He is renowned for his stage plays: Mojo (1995), The Night Heron (2002), Winterling (2006), Parlour Song (2009), Jerusalem (2009), The River (2012), The Ferryman (2017) and The Hills of California (2024). He has also co-written films including Fair Game (2010), Spectre (2015) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
Laura Donnelly
Guest
Guest
Laura Donnelly is an award-winning Irish actress working extensively in film, television and theatre. She has recently been seen in TV hits such as Starz’s Outlander, HBO’s The Nevers and Marvel’s Werewolf by Night.
Jonathan Cake
Interviewer
Interviewer
Media
“Jez Butterworth: the visionary fast becoming a theatrical great.”
The Observer