Curve in Conversation | Curve Associate Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell and behind-the-scenes of The Spark Festival Takeover Day

In the first Curve in Conversation episode of 2023, find out more about The Spark Festival Curve Community Day, which will see pupils from local schools taking over Curve with a range of creative activities on Saturday 18 February.

Host Martin Ballard also speaks to multi-award-winning Curve Associate Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell about his career in theatre, from his first steps into the industry to lighting productions at Curve including Billy Elliot the Musical, Beautiful – The Carole King Story and The Wizard of Oz.

Released on the final Thursday of every month and hosted by former BBC Radio Leicester presenter Martin Ballard, this podcast from Leicester’s Curve theatre gives listeners insights into the work that takes place both on and off its stages.

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