We sit down with Sebastian Milbank to discuss his thoughts on Goethe's Faust Part 1. Sebastian is a writer and Executive Editor of the magazine The Critic. Sebastian gave a response to our staged reading of Faust Part 1 in March in St Bartholomew the Great's church in Smithfield in London. We talk about why Goethe was so drawn to this myth and what the 'Faustian Man' might symbolise in the changing and developing epochs of our world.

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We talk to Dominic Frisby about the financial subsidy system in the Theatrical world and the dramatic world at large. We talk about how art is paid for and what other systems might be possible.

Dominic Frisby is writer and a performer. He has written numerous books about economic philosophy and has an incredibly popular Substack. He has vast experience in comedy and has become some what of a viral sensation over the last few years with his comedy videos on X and Youtube.

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We talk to Esmé about Prometheus. We discuss Aeschylus's play Prometheus Bound, what the Promethean myth might mean and how Plato might think about the dramatic form.

Esmé Lily Katherine Partridge is a writer and consultant working at the intersection of religion, philosophy and politics. She holds a First Class BA in the Study of Religions from SOAS, University of London, and has just finished an MPhil in the Philosophy of Religion at Clare College, University of Cambridge.

​Esmé’s research interests include Platonism, Renaissance thought, and perennial philosophy. She is currently writing her dissertation on the 16th Century French jurist Jean Bodin’s philosophy of religious pluralism, with a focus on his Colloquium Heptaplomeres. She is particularly interested in the application of his ideas to modern society, having recently authored a ⁠paper⁠on the interfaith ethos of King Charles III.

Esmé’s academic work has also appeared in the Temenos Academy Review and the Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society. Outside of academia, she is also a freelance writer who has contributed to The Critic, The European Conservative, First Things, Renovatio, the Royal Society of Arts, Theos Think Tank and UnHerd among other publications.

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We discuss Sartre's play 'No Exit' with Nina Power. Nina was our speaker in our December 2023 performance of Sartre's classic play. Nina takes us through some key ideas in existentialist thinking and explores with us what Sartre might have been asserting about the human condition.

The Base Creates is a new production company founded by Oliver Bennett and Morgan Watkins.
We want to rediscover, explore and reinvigorate great texts in the Western canon to challenge the conformity of the contemporary dramatic arts.
In a series of readings, we will bring to life profound texts with responses from new interesting thinkers.
Moving forward, we want to inspire new writers, fostering a movement of fearless creatives and exciting intellectuals.
We believe drama needs to go deeper and challenge audiences in order to do justice to our fascinating and troubling modern world.
The Base Creates will celebrate excellence, depth and vitality.
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