Queen Anne, John Napier, Google Cultural Institute, Sunset Song
Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Including Kate Williams reviewing Queen Anne at the RSC, stage designer John Napier, Google Cultural Institute and a review of Sunset Song.
Kate Williams, author of historical novel The Edge of the Fall, reviews Queen Anne, a new play by Helen Edmundson at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford.
Theatre designer John Napier is behind the iconic shows Cats, Miss Saigon and Les Miserables. As he puts on his first major exhibition in his 50 year career he discusses his influences and his approach to design.
Google has announced partnerships with performing arts institutions across the world as part of their project, the Google Cultural Institute. Oliver Franklin-Wallis from Wired magazine tells us what's in it for Google.
Sunset Song is the new film directed by Terence Davies. Adapted from the classic novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, it's the story of a Scottish crofter's daughter who comes of age in the early 1900s and stars Agyness Deyn. Hannah McGill reviews.
This year's Man Booker winner Marlon James has said the books market is dominated by white middle class readers demanding stories of 'personal ennui'. Crystal Mahey-Morgan discusses how publishers respond to readers when commissioning novels.
Presenter : Kirsty Lang
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.
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Is publishing diverse enough?
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John Napier
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Queen Anne
Duration: 05:47
Google Cultural Institute
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John Napier
Duration: 08:56
Sunset Song
Duration: 04:25
Diversity in publishing
Duration: 03:25
Queen Anne
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is at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon until 23 January 2016
Images (main and right): Photo by Manuel Harlan 漏 RSC
Google Cultural Institute
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鈥檚 performing arts section is available online.聽
Image: RSC鈥檚 Henry V, Photo by Keith Pattison 漏 RSC. A 360掳scence from this performance is available as part of the Google Cultural Institute.
John Napier
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is at Towner Art Gallery聽 in Eastbourne until聽 31 January 2016.聽
Image credit: www.aspectsphotography.net
Sunset Song
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is in cinemas from Friday 4 December, certificate 15.
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Kate Williams Interviewed Guest John Napier Interviewed Guest Hannah McGill Interviewed Guest Oliver Franklin-Wallis Interviewed Guest Crystal Mahey-Morgan Producer Dymphna Flynn Broadcast
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