Richard Eyre on Ibsen, Ancient Greek drama and PTSD, Vivien Duffield
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Richard Eyre on Ibsen's Little Eyolf, and a look at how ancient Greek drama is being used to help modern war veterans coping with PTSD.
After two acclaimed Ibsen productions for the Almeida Theatre in London, Sir Richard Eyre discusses his new adaptation Ibsen's rarely-performed play, Little Eyolf, about a disintegrating marriage.
The Theatre of War is a project that is helping veterans of war in Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from PTSD. Creator Bryan Doerries and actor Jason Isaacs discuss how Ancient Greek drama - being performed by many Hollywood A-listers - is being used in the healing process.
In our series in which benefactors explain their reasons for funding the arts to the tune of many millions of pounds, Dame Vivien Duffield discusses her approach to donating substantial sums to a broad selection of cultural institutions.
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Jerome Weatherald
(Main image: Richard Eyre in rehearsal for Little Eyolf. Credit: Hugo Glendinning).
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Richard Eyre
Duration: 08:56
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SIR RICHARD EYRE ON IBSEN AND LITTLE EYOLF
Duration: 09:01
PHILANTHROPISTS - DAME VIVIEN DUFFIELD
Duration: 06:42
THEATRE OF WAR & PTSD
Duration: 10:31
A Moveable Feast 鈥� Ernest Hemingway鈥檚 memoir of his time in Paris
Duration: 01:53
Little Eyolf
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聽 is running at the Almeida Theatre in London until 9 January 2016.聽
(Image:聽 Jolyon Coy as Alfred Allmers & Lydia Leonard as Rita Allmers.聽 Photo By Hugo Glendinning.)聽The Theatre of War at London's Southbank Centre
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is part of the .听听听 is also on at Edinburgh Castle Great Hall 29 Nov at 聽6pm,聽and聽Glasgow Mackintosh Church Queen鈥檚 Cross, 30th Nov at聽7pm.聽聽 Further information聽聽聽聽Bryan Doerries鈥� book聽'The Theatre of War' is out now. (Image copyright: Southbank Centre)聽
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Richard Eyre Interviewed Guest Bryan Doerries Interviewed Guest Jason Isaacs Interviewed Guest Vivien Duffield Producer Jerome Weatherald Broadcast
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