Fight Director Terry King works with two actors on the bear fight, a complex fight sequence from His Dark Materials. This scene has more than 150 separate choreographed movements.

Fight Director Terry King shows the cast how to convincingly stage a torture scene on stage in this video. In this scene the Church's representative, Fra Pavel, orders mrs. Coulter to torture a witch to force her to reveal a secret name. The cast create sound effects which are critical to the scene's dramatic impact, without giving the game away to the audience.

Fight Director Terry King talks about directing physical conflict in the theatre. he explains that good fight-arranging is a critical acting skill.

This is a workpack for Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, adapted by Nicholas Wright and directed by Nicholas Hytner in 2003.

Danny Sapani (Actor) talks about the costume for Iorek Byrnison, a polar bear, in 'His Dark Materials' and working with the Costume Designer.

Giles Cadle (Set Designer) talks about collaborating with the Director, Sound Designer and Costume Designer to create the world of 'His Dark Materials'.

Jon Morrell talks about the process for designing costumes for 'His Dark Materials', from his initial inspirations through to development and the final outfits.

A conversation about religious education and the representation of religion in drama and entertainment.