60 acast.com My lunch with Frank https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank en Joanna Szybist blood brothers,Paris,musical,oscar lesage Kester Lovelace by Kester Lovelace An intimate and true story about what happens when you meet your heroes...

It involves the most prestigious theatre in Paris, a few high-profile media partners, some of the best French musical actors….and a posh London restaurant. 


Frank Williams, the author of acclaimed and multi-award-winning British musicals, had always been Lester's beloved playwright and lyricist. Lester had read everything Frank had ever written; seen everything Frank had ever done. Lester believed they were meant to become friends. At least, that’s what was supposed to happen at the lunch …

 

Cast:

  • Kester Lovelace - Lester Loveless
  • Manon Clavel - Estelle Lovelace
  • Oscar Lesage - Augustin Leparfait
  • Julie Kalya - Simone de Labiche
  • Nicholas Mead - Dominique Claude
  • David Stanley - Frank Williams
  • Sarah Tullamore - Michelle Gabrielle, and the French waitress
  • Vivienne Vermes - Maître Goldgrab, and the English waitress
  • Martin Lewis - The Judge, and the passenger 
  • Leslie Clack - Dandy Dan

        

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

  • Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides
  • Pearls from the deep by Zdeněk Liška, Album: Malá mořská víla (Original Soundtrack)
  • Radio Burning Chrome by Showroom Recordings, album Series #2
  • Sehnsucht nach Heimweh, feat. Maik Willing & Botox Lucas Chor by Hematic Sunsets, Album: Aroma Club Adieu
  • Paris dreaming by Agnès Vincent, Album: Elegy (Original Soundtrack)
  • Tell me it's not true, feat. Barbara Dickson by Willy Russell, Album: Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording
  • Huma 2 by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)
  • Arrestation by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)
  • Promenade sentimentale by Vladimir Cosma, Album: Diva (Original Soundtrack)
  • Peace, piece, by Bill Evans Trio, Album: Everybody digs
  • Gogol by Chilly Gonzales, Album: Solo Piano
  • Second call by Otto A Totland, Album: The Lost

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]]> An intimate and true story about what happens when you meet your heroes...

It involves the most prestigious theatre in Paris, a few high-profile media partners, some of the best French musical actors….and a posh London restaurant. 


Frank Williams, the author of acclaimed and multi-award-winning British musicals, had always been Lester's beloved playwright and lyricist. Lester had read everything Frank had ever written; seen everything Frank had ever done. Lester believed they were meant to become friends. At least, that’s what was supposed to happen at the lunch …

 

Cast:

  • Kester Lovelace - Lester Loveless
  • Manon Clavel - Estelle Lovelace
  • Oscar Lesage - Augustin Leparfait
  • Julie Kalya - Simone de Labiche
  • Nicholas Mead - Dominique Claude
  • David Stanley - Frank Williams
  • Sarah Tullamore - Michelle Gabrielle, and the French waitress
  • Vivienne Vermes - Maître Goldgrab, and the English waitress
  • Martin Lewis - The Judge, and the passenger 
  • Leslie Clack - Dandy Dan

        

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

  • Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides
  • Pearls from the deep by Zdeněk Liška, Album: Malá mořská víla (Original Soundtrack)
  • Radio Burning Chrome by Showroom Recordings, album Series #2
  • Sehnsucht nach Heimweh, feat. Maik Willing & Botox Lucas Chor by Hematic Sunsets, Album: Aroma Club Adieu
  • Paris dreaming by Agnès Vincent, Album: Elegy (Original Soundtrack)
  • Tell me it's not true, feat. Barbara Dickson by Willy Russell, Album: Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording
  • Huma 2 by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)
  • Arrestation by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)
  • Promenade sentimentale by Vladimir Cosma, Album: Diva (Original Soundtrack)
  • Peace, piece, by Bill Evans Trio, Album: Everybody digs
  • Gogol by Chilly Gonzales, Album: Solo Piano
  • Second call by Otto A Totland, Album: The Lost

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]]> false Joanna Szybist info+654622518ceeda001243ba3c@mg-eu.acast.com 654622518ceeda001243ba3c my-lunch-with-frank serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1699095038007-d0c11a460e9918baaa1efe31575afbcf.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank My lunch with Frank Ep 5 - UNLIKELY BUT TRUE Ep 5 - UNLIKELY BUT TRUE Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:12:57 GMT 17:55 65462738a809bc0012a265c3 false https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank/episodes/ep-5-unlikely-but-true 65462738a809bc0012a265c3 654622518ceeda001243ba3c ep-5-unlikely-but-true full 1 5 Frank and his agents stop at nothing to have their way. There seems to be no possibility of saving the production, but Lester keeps hoping…

 

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

Manon Clavel - Estelle

Julie Kalya - Simone

Vivienne Vermes - Maître Goldgrab

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Gogol by Chilly Gonzales, Album: Solo Piano

Second call by Otto A Totland, Album: The Lost

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

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]]> Frank and his agents stop at nothing to have their way. There seems to be no possibility of saving the production, but Lester keeps hoping…

 

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

Manon Clavel - Estelle

Julie Kalya - Simone

Vivienne Vermes - Maître Goldgrab

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Gogol by Chilly Gonzales, Album: Solo Piano

Second call by Otto A Totland, Album: The Lost

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

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]]> Ep 4 - FOOL’S GAME Ep 4 - FOOL’S GAME Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:11:22 GMT 16:18 654626d97eaf13001201d196 false https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank/episodes/ep-4-fools-game 654626d97eaf13001201d196 654622518ceeda001243ba3c ep-4-fools-game full 1 4 Lester and Augustin realise that Frank’s agents, both in London and Paris, are playing a double blame game. Production is at a standstill and so is Lester’s marriage…

 

Cast:

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

Manon Clavel - Estelle

Leslie Clack - Dandy Dan

Martin Lewis - the Judge

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Peace, piece, by Bill Evans Trio, Album: Everybody digs

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

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]]> Lester and Augustin realise that Frank’s agents, both in London and Paris, are playing a double blame game. Production is at a standstill and so is Lester’s marriage…

 

Cast:

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

Manon Clavel - Estelle

Leslie Clack - Dandy Dan

Martin Lewis - the Judge

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Peace, piece, by Bill Evans Trio, Album: Everybody digs

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

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]]> Ep 3 - HAND IN HAND Ep 3 - HAND IN HAND Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:09:00 GMT 13:11 6546264b6905da00124cbb9a false https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank/episodes/ep-3-hand-in-hand 6546264b6905da00124cbb9a 654622518ceeda001243ba3c ep-3-hand-in-hand full 1 3 Back in Paris, concerned and confused, Lester and Augustin get in touch with Simone de Labiche, Frank’s French agent, and are hopeful of clearing up what they think is a mere misunderstanding. Lester’s wife, Estelle, starts worrying about her husband… 

 

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lessage - Augustin

Julie Kalya - Simone

Manon Clavell - Estelle

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Promenade sentimentale by Vladimir Cosma, Album: Diva (Original Soundtrack),

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides.


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]]> Back in Paris, concerned and confused, Lester and Augustin get in touch with Simone de Labiche, Frank’s French agent, and are hopeful of clearing up what they think is a mere misunderstanding. Lester’s wife, Estelle, starts worrying about her husband… 

 

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lessage - Augustin

Julie Kalya - Simone

Manon Clavell - Estelle

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Promenade sentimentale by Vladimir Cosma, Album: Diva (Original Soundtrack),

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides.


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]]> Ep 2 - FRANK’S INQUISITION Ep 2 - FRANK’S INQUISITION Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:05:53 GMT 15:17 654625908235ab001286aa71 false https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank/episodes/ep-2-franks-inquisition 654625908235ab001286aa71 654622518ceeda001243ba3c ep-2-franks-inquisition full 1 2 2 The lunch with champagne in a posh London restaurant was meant to establish a mutually rewarding artistic collaboration, however, all of a sudden, Frank turns hostile to Lester and Augustin…

 

Cast:

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

David Stanley - Frank

Manon Clavel - Estelle

Sarah Tullamore - Michelle

Vivienne Vermes - the Waitress

Martin Lewis - the Passenger

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Huma 2 by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)

Arrestation by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

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]]> 2 The lunch with champagne in a posh London restaurant was meant to establish a mutually rewarding artistic collaboration, however, all of a sudden, Frank turns hostile to Lester and Augustin…

 

Cast:

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

David Stanley - Frank

Manon Clavel - Estelle

Sarah Tullamore - Michelle

Vivienne Vermes - the Waitress

Martin Lewis - the Passenger

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist

 

Music:

Huma 2 by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)

Arrestation by Gérard Torikian, Album: Un monde sans pitié (Original Soundtrack)

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

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]]> Ep 1 - GREAT EXPECTATIONS Ep 1 - GREAT EXPECTATIONS Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:01:49 GMT 24:33 6546249c6905da00124c283d false https://shows.acast.com/my-lunch-with-frank/episodes/ep-1-great-expectations 6546249c6905da00124c283d 654622518ceeda001243ba3c ep-1-great-expectations full 1 1 The theatre director Lester Loveless is preparing to meet Frank Williams, his beloved playwright and the author of the acclaimed and multi-award-winning British musical which Lester is about to put on stage in Paris. The excitement and the expectation build to a crescendo, as he and his young French producer, Augustin Leparfait, arrive for the lunch in London and meet the celebrated dramatist and music composer.

 

Cast:

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

Julie Kalya - Simone

Nicholas Mead - Dominique

David Stanley - Frank

Sarah Tullamore - Michelle and the Waitress

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist


Music:

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

Pearls from the deep by Zdeněk Liška, Album: Malá mořská víla (Original Soundtrack)

Radio Burning Chrome by Showroom Recordings, album Series #2

Sehnsucht nach Heimweh, feat. Maik Willing & Botox Lucas Chor by Hematic Sunsets, Album: Aroma Club Adieu

Tell me it's not true, feat. Barbara Dickson by Willy Russell, Album: Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording

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]]> The theatre director Lester Loveless is preparing to meet Frank Williams, his beloved playwright and the author of the acclaimed and multi-award-winning British musical which Lester is about to put on stage in Paris. The excitement and the expectation build to a crescendo, as he and his young French producer, Augustin Leparfait, arrive for the lunch in London and meet the celebrated dramatist and music composer.

 

Cast:

Kester Lovelace - Lester

Oscar Lesage - Augustin

Julie Kalya - Simone

Nicholas Mead - Dominique

David Stanley - Frank

Sarah Tullamore - Michelle and the Waitress

 

Written by Kester Lovelace

Sound design, mixing & postproduction by Laurent Paulré

Produced and directed by Joanna Szybist


Music:

Dance of Slow Waters by Federico Mosconi, Album: Dreamers and Tides

Pearls from the deep by Zdeněk Liška, Album: Malá mořská víla (Original Soundtrack)

Radio Burning Chrome by Showroom Recordings, album Series #2

Sehnsucht nach Heimweh, feat. Maik Willing & Botox Lucas Chor by Hematic Sunsets, Album: Aroma Club Adieu

Tell me it's not true, feat. Barbara Dickson by Willy Russell, Album: Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording

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