John Wilson

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3,430 appearances 25 recordings 9 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2d ago

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This Cultural Life · Kristin Scott Thomas · 4 Jun 2026 podcast

I found that really thrilling.

And stimulating as an actor as well because it offers you a different kind of...

Yeah, I mean, I didn't work that much in the theatre in France before.

I mean, Prince basically put a stop to that.

But then when I really went back to the theatre, when I was 40, the first thing I did was Berenice, which is a Racine play in Alexandrin.

I absolutely loved it.

I probably murdered it.

It was probably disastrous, but it was an extraordinary thing to do.

And it opened, of course, it opened the door for the theatre here.

So I was able to come back to England.

And the first thing I did on stage in England was a Chekhov, which was The Three Sisters with Michael Blakemore.

The Racine that you did, which in effect is your introduction to the stage in French, how did that go down with the French critics?

Oh, I don't think it went down at all well.

I mean, the first night there were like seven people from one newspaper.

I think the person in Le Monde was very happy.

But I genuinely don't read reviews because there's no point because it's always going to be a nightmare.

If they're good, you're going to be waiting for the moment they all loved and I know I'm going to mess it up this time.

Or if they're bad, you're just too miserable.

Anyway, don't do that.

However, people around you will always let you know

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