Small is beautiful, with Emma Rice

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Emma Rice Company's adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales opened last week to rave reviews. Hannah grabbed some time with its founder, writer and director Emma Rice, to talk about a change of name, a new venue in Somerset, and Thomas. And a lot more besides, including Emma’s time as artistic director at The Globe, something that did not end happily, and why she thinks we’re all being a bit hard on Enid Blyton. More information about the Emma Rice Company here: https://www.emmaricecompany.co.uk/ To support us on Patreon visit Standard Issue Podcast | creating a magazine for ears, by women for women | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipopla sauce and ameta cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.3	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments with the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.4	Standard issue for all women.
0:22.6	Hello, Hannah here and welcome to Tuesday's podcast, which is an exciting one.
0:28.4	But just time to tell you that still to come this week, we will be watching Flash Gordon in Rated or Dated.
0:35.5	You are welcome.
0:37.1	Mickey and Jen will be bringing you a Bush Telegraph on Thursday
0:40.3	and then Yosra's back to chat with us for December's Flicking.
0:44.0	I picked the kind of weird and wonderful Sister Midnight.
0:47.6	I tell you more, but it'll absolutely appear on your feed on Friday
0:50.9	if you follow us wherever you get your podcast,
0:53.6	because you definitely
0:54.4	already do that don't you in today's podcast I am chatting to esteemed theatre director and
1:01.3	founder of the emma rice company emma rice we talk about the company's change of name and its new
1:07.5	base in frum in somerset as well well as its new production, an adaptation of Dylan
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