Liverpool’s famous Everyman Theatre is the backdrop for this months Opening Night on BBC Radio 4. Returning to present the popular series that gives listeners a backstage pass to the best in theatre, playwriting and live performance across the UK, Lindsey asks whether class-based political theatre has been replaced by our modern concerns with race, gender and identity.

Feature interviews include Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz, writer Maurice Bessman, Unity Theatre Director Gordon Millar, Grin Theatre Company and members of the cast of Othello.

First broadcast 7th April 2018.