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Front Row: Sara Pascoe, The hidden craft of casting directors, Who is Kacey Musgraves?

11/02/2019

Sara Pascoe, The hidden craft of casting directors, Who is Kacey Musgraves?

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Sara Pascoe, The hidden craft of casting directors, Who is Kacey Musgraves?

Sara Pascoe's Lads Lads Lads tour, the art of casting directors, Kacey Musgraves

Sara Pascoe on her Lads Lads Lads tour, the hidden craft of casting directors - what is their alchemical secret? And who is Grammys superstar Kacey Musgraves?

Comedian Sara Pascoe talks about her latest stand-up show Lads, Lads, Lads and its evolution from being about her relationship break-up to being happy a single woman. Also what's it like sharing such personal experiences in front of thousands of people? And how has the situation changed for women in comedy since she started out?

There are Baftas and Oscars for Best Hair & Make Up and an Olivier Award for Best Costume Design. But hitherto there's been no award for the people whose job is maybe most crucial to any theatre, film or television production: casting directors. So the Casting Directors’ Guild decided to create their own and on Tuesday the inaugural UK Casting Awards will throw some glitter on these Cinderellas.  Three of the country's top casting directors, Julia Horan (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Lucinda Syson (Wonder Woman) and Victor Jenkins (Troy: Fall of a City) explain what they actually do, how they find new talent, and whether or not casting directors are a progressive force, opening the gates, or guarding them.

Country music star Kacey Musgraves came out on top in four categories at Sunday's Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. But with even the Grammy’s misspelling her name during the ceremony, we thought we ought to find out: who is Kacey Musgraves?

Presenter: Samira Ahmed 
Producer: Oliver Jones

Main image: Sara Pascoe
Photo credit: Matt Crockett

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