George Hall at 100 celebrates the life, career and 100th birthday of one of the most important, influential and inspirational acting teachers in the history of British theatre; a career which still continues! Hugely famous figures in British TV, music and theatre feature in this series of new, fascinating and funny conversations, with George sharing memories of a century of star names and stage performances, plus anecdotes from an array of his well-known former students.
George Hall at 100
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George Hall at 100 celebrates the life, career and 100th birthday of one of the most important, influential and inspirational acting teachers in the history of British theatre; a career which still continues! Hugely famous figures in British TV, music and theatre feature in this series of new, fascinating and funny conversations, with George sharing memories of a century of star names and stage performances, plus anecdotes from an array of his well-known former students.
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April 9, 2025
Episode Five – George Hall in Conversation with Nigel Lilley and Matt Ryan
<p>George Hall at 100 is a special series celebrating the life and career of one of the most important, influential and inspirational acting teachers in the history of British theatre.</p><p>To mark George’s 100th birthday on February 5th 2025, his friends recorded new, fascinating and often very funny conversations with him, resulting in five episodes full of big names and fabulous anecdotes.</p><p>In this final episode, George chats with musical director and conductor Nigel Lilley about his love of musicals and cabaret. Nigel was taught by George at the Royal Academy of Music 20 years ago, after the launch of a new course for musical directors. Nigel is then joined by director and fellow RAM teacher Matt Ryan to get George’s take on a century of shows, songwriters and legendary performers, with memories of stars like Judy Garland and Noel Coward.</p><p>George has been with the Royal Academy of Music for 35 years and continues to deliver weekly Zoom lectures on the history of musical theatre. He talks about RAM, about his many years working with students at Yale University and also about teaching at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for more than two decades.</p><p>This episode contains special contributions from Zoe Wanamaker, Dave Clark, Wendy Allnutt, Freddie Fox, Mary Hammond, Tom Read Wilson and Michael Grandage.</p><p>George studied alongside Joan Plowright and Prunella Scales at the Old Vic School 1949–51, and during his subsequent eight-decade career, he has also been an actor, cabaret artist, BBC television music director, voice coach, writer, theatre director, music hall performer, international lecturer and a composer of film and TV scores. He even wrote a song with Clive Dunn that was produced by George Martin and then banned by the BBC!</p><p>George was Director of the legendary acting course at Central for nearly a quarter of a century and his former students Sir Tony Robinson, Neil Pearson, Leonie Mellinger, Belinda Lang and Nickolas Grace have also recorded conversations with him for the other four episodes in this series.</p><p>And across the episodes you’ll hear contributions from Tessa Peake-Jones, Peter Davison, Kevin Whately, Lalla Ward, Fern Britton, Johanna Adams Farley, Janet Ellis, Peter Guinness, Sara Kestelman, Priscilla Morgan, Lindsay Duncan, Rufus Sewell, James Purefoy, Peter Chelsom, Harriet Thorpe, Christopher Eccleston, James Nesbitt, David Horovitch, David Robb and Amanda Barrie.</p><p>George Hall at 100 is produced by Square Elephant Productions with Danny Garlick.</p><p>The series has been generously supported by Steve Moreschi whose great uncles, the theatrical agents Sonny and Hyman Zahl, worked with George in the 1950s.</p><p>For more information please contact <a href="mailto:info@electric-owl.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">info@electric-owl.co.uk</a></p><p>Or follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FGeorgeHallat100%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb91519798019474a023c08dd75cc76b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638796243233782942%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yW%2B6K21vyviLyEE5vL0EAvZ5kpY9eQWJzXzkOIif094%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@GeorgeHallat100</a></p><p>Music by <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fusers%2Fbackgroundmusicforvideos-46459014%2F%3Futm_source%3Dlink-attribution%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_campaign%3Dmusic%26utm_content%3D301239&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb91519798019474a023c08dd75cc76b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638796243233872382%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2%2BP53mQGgMwQoAl8sIH3yfNTHzk6Y9fMAWOS5Oa%2FVgs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Maksym Malko</a> from <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Dlink-attribution%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_campaign%3Dmusic%26utm_content%3D301239&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb91519798019474a023c08dd75cc76b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638796243233946631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VGaHuiIwc6%2FUNNiLUhVX1WZ7ytGgFDDFS5Eow097IGU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pixabay</a></p>
March 25, 2025
Episode Four – George Hall in Conversation with Nickolas Grace
<p>George Hall at 100 is a special series celebrating the life and career of one of the most important, influential and inspirational acting teachers in the history of British theatre.</p><p>To mark George’s 100th birthday on February 5th 2025, his friends recorded new, fascinating and often very funny conversations with him, resulting in five episodes full of star names and fabulous anecdotes.</p><p>In episode four, the distinguished actor and director Nickolas Grace, who left the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1969, chats with George about his memories of watching theatre productions since the 1930s.</p><p>George recalls working with many acting giants including Dame Edith Evans, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, Wilfred Lawson, Dame Flora Robson, Sir Donald Wolfit and Phyllida Law.</p><p>And he talks about being part of incredible creative team during the 1950s and ‘60s, along with Michael Elliott, Casper Wrede and Richard Negri who formed several highly influential organisations including The 59 Theatre Company and The Piccolo Theatre Company.</p><p>George studied alongside Joan Plowright and Prunella Scales at the Old Vic School 1949–51, and during his subsequent eight-decade career, he has also been an actor, cabaret artist, BBC television music director, voice coach, writer, theatre director, music hall performer, international lecturer and a composer of film and TV scores. He even wrote a song with Clive Dunn that was produced by George Martin and then banned by the BBC!</p><p>George was Director of the legendary acting course at Central for nearly a quarter of a century, taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for another 22 years, Yale University for over a decade and is still teaching the history of musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music after more than 30 years with the prestigious organisation.</p><p>Sir Tony Robinson, Neil Pearson, Leonie Mellinger, Belinda Lang and Nigel Lilley have also recorded conversations with George for the other four episodes in the series.</p><p>And you’ll hear from Tessa Peake-Jones, Peter Davison, Kevin Whately, Lalla Ward, Fern Britton, Johanna Adams Farley, Janet Ellis, Peter Guinness, Michael Grandage, Freddie Fox, Dave Clark, Sara Kestelman, Priscilla Morgan, Lindsay Duncan, Rufus Sewell, James Purefoy, Peter Chelsom, Harriet Thorpe, Christopher Eccleston, James Nesbitt, Zoe Wanamaker, David Horovitch, David Robb, Amanda Barrie, Tom Read Wilson, Mary Hammond and Wendy Allnutt.</p><p>George Hall at 100 is produced by Square Elephant Productions with Danny Garlick.</p><p>The series has been generously supported by Steve Moreschi whose great uncles, the theatrical agents Sonny and Hyman Zahl, worked with George in the 1950s.</p><p>For more information please contact <a href="mailto:info@electric-owl.co.uk">info@electric-owl.co.uk</a></p><p>Or follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FGeorgeHallat100%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C8e2c3ee259d94c12052908dd5fcc9b90%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638772054616421975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ak%2FK3rX2bk4blF5Bsiw6ABxgtpeYlJXNisjbkzYiAqs%3D&reserved=0">@GeorgeHallat100</a></p><p>Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/backgroundmusicforvideos-46459014/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=301239">Maksym Malko</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=301239">Pixabay</a></p>
March 13, 2025
Episode Three – George Hall in Conversation with Belinda Lang
<p>George Hall at 100 is a special series celebrating the life and career of one of the most important, influential and inspirational acting teachers in the history of British theatre.</p><p>To mark George’s 100th birthday on February 5th 2025, his friends recorded new, fascinating and often very funny conversations with him, resulting in five episodes full of star names and fabulous anecdotes.</p><p>In episode three, the renowned theatre and television actress Belinda Lang, who left the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1974, chats with George about Central in the '70s.</p><p>Entertaining stories also come from Tessa Peake-Jones, Peter Davison, Kevin Whately, Lalla Ward, Fern Britton, Johanna Adams Farley, Janet Ellis and Peter Guinness, who were all taught by George during that decade.</p><p>They share drama school experiences from auditions to final performances, reflect on the impact George had on their lives and recall fellow students including Carrie Fisher, who left the course early when she was cast in Star Wars.</p><p>George studied alongside Joan Plowright and Prunella Scales at the Old Vic School in 1949–51, and during his subsequent eight-decade career, he has also been an actor, cabaret artist, BBC television music director, voice coach, writer, theatre director, music hall performer, international lecturer and a composer of film and TV scores. He even wrote a song with Clive Dunn that was produced by George Martin and then banned by the BBC!</p><p>George was Director of the legendary acting course at Central for nearly a quarter of a century, taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for another 22 years, Yale University for over a decade and is still teaching the history of musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music after more than 30 years.</p><p>Sir Tony Robinson, Neil Pearson, Leonie Mellinger, Nickolas Grace and Nigel Lilley have also recorded conversations with George for the other four episodes in the series. And you'll hear from the likes of Michael Grandage, Freddie Fox, Sara Kestelman, Priscilla Morgan, Lindsay Duncan, Rufus Sewell, James Purefoy, Peter Chelsom, Harriet Thorpe, Christopher Eccleston, James Nesbitt, Zoe Wanamaker, David Horovitch, David Robb, Amanda Barrie, Tom Read Wilson, Mary Hammond and Wendy Allnutt.</p><p>George Hall at 100 is produced by Square Elephant Productions with Danny Garlick. The series has been generously supported by Steve Moreschi whose great uncles, the theatrical agents Sonny and Hyman Zahl, worked with George in the 1950s.</p><p>For more information please contact <a href="mailto:info@electric-owl.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">info@electric-owl.co.uk</a></p><p>Or follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FGeorgeHallat100%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C8e2c3ee259d94c12052908dd5fcc9b90%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638772054616421975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ak%2FK3rX2bk4blF5Bsiw6ABxgtpeYlJXNisjbkzYiAqs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@GeorgeHallat100</a></p><p>Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/backgroundmusicforvideos-46459014/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=301239" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Maksym Malko</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=301239" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pixabay</a></p>
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