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Theatre: Kevin Spacey and Trevor Nunn interview; **Low audio levels throughout** ENGLAND: London: Waterloo: INT Kevin Spacey (Actor and Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theatre) interview SOT - Have admired play for a long time. To find myself on this stage with Trevor again is an absolute dream. Trevor Nunn (Theatre director) interview SOT - Been very gratifying so far. Debate play, an issue play was going to work in here. Tremendous reactions and involvement from audiences. We've had an enjoyable play. - It's the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and 100th anniversary of the Origin of Species. It's that book that this community in the deep south in 1925 bans from its schools therefore you have both issues. The clash between religious fundamentalism and the advances of science, freedom of speech and expression. Both things are completely relevant in this day and age. Spacey interview SOT - This play was written in 1955 by two writing partners Lawrence and Lee at the height of the McCarthy hearings. It was their response to those hearings and people who were being accused of being anti-American. Are we allowed to think? Express what we think? Will that be controlled by peope who have specific views? Nunn interview SOT - On what the first amendment means and how it should be upheld. So many issues effect our society. Spacey interview SOT - On playing the defence lawyer role. Played him before in different cirumstances in a film in 92 called Darrow who is the lawyer this is based on. We took his life up to the Leopold case. I have such admiration for his ideas but to try to bring to life a character who is an old lion fighting against stupidity and prejudice. He was the father of the legal profession and won the 8 hour day against the mine owners. Nunn interview SOT - On overturning the death penalty. Spacey interview SOT - Fascinating creature who was plain speaking and full of common sense. Makes you realise how som...