I think that the marketplace has changed in many dramatic ways but actually in some sense it's remained the same because the challenge of creating quality programming is the same, and I've always thought that if you follow the great material everything else will fall in to place.
One of the things that's different about London and the English market is that theater and film and television are all based in London. It's not quit… - Colin Callender
One of the things that's different about London and the English market is that theater and film and television are all based in London. It's not quit…
- Colin Callender
The notion that the staging of the play Harry Potter should be raw magic and street theater rather than high-tech theater, was essential. - Colin Callender
The notion that the staging of the play Harry Potter should be raw magic and street theater rather than high-tech theater, was essential.
The theater is a communal experience, and whatever the emotional connection between an audience member and the actors onstage, it ripples through the… - Colin Callender
The theater is a communal experience, and whatever the emotional connection between an audience member and the actors onstage, it ripples through the…
I live in New York, so I'm used to the audiences that cheer and clap through a play. It is unusual for London audiences. - Colin Callender
I live in New York, so I'm used to the audiences that cheer and clap through a play. It is unusual for London audiences.
If the play works in an emotional and engaging way purely from what's on the page, then what's on the stage will be the icing on the cake. If the pla… - Colin Callender
If the play works in an emotional and engaging way purely from what's on the page, then what's on the stage will be the icing on the cake. If the pla…
The play has to work for the super fans, and not speak down to them, and yet it had to play to those people who maybe had never read a Harry Potter b… - Colin Callender
The play has to work for the super fans, and not speak down to them, and yet it had to play to those people who maybe had never read a Harry Potter b…
My principal focus is finding great dramas. - Colin Callender
My principal focus is finding great dramas.
I think where Playground is heading is deeper into that marriage between stage, film and television, with the increasing number of people in the film… - Colin Callender
I think where Playground is heading is deeper into that marriage between stage, film and television, with the increasing number of people in the film…
In this new digital landscape, this sort of international marketplace, it's come full circle, and I wanted to take advantage of my talent relations o… - Colin Callender
In this new digital landscape, this sort of international marketplace, it's come full circle, and I wanted to take advantage of my talent relations o…
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