Palme d'Or winner Dheepan, Diana Damrau, Noma Dumezweni, Garth Greenwell
Palme d'Or-winning film Dheepan, German soprano Diana Damrau on Lucia di Lammermoor, Noma Dumezweni in our Shakespeare's People series, and American novelist Garth Greenwell.
Dheepan, the winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a former Sri Lankan Tamil fighter who flees the civil war to France with a woman and young girl he has never met. After finding work and housing in the suburbs of Pairs this fake family soon find that the violence they have run from is replaced by a new danger. Agnes Poirier reviews the film.
German soprano Diana Damrau discusses her role as Lucia di Lammermoor in a controversial and bloody new production at the Royal Opera House in London.
Noma Dumezweni, who is about to star as Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on stage, chooses Paulina from The Winter's Tale as part of our Shakespeare's People series.
US writer Garth Greenwell's debut novel What Belongs to You is the story of a American teacher who becomes obsessed with a sex worker in Bulgaria. Garth talks to Samira about the mixture of fact and fiction in the novel, and his growing up gay in Kentucky and his advocacy of 'queer culture'.
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jerome Weatherald.
Last on
Clips
-
![]()
Garth Greenwell
Duration: 06:59
-
![]()
Diana Damrau
Duration: 08:54
Chapters
-
Palme d'Or winner Dheepan
Duration: 04:33
Diana Damrau
Duration: 09:06
Donald Trump's portrait
Duration: 03:19
Noma Dumezweni
Duration: 03:38
Garth Greenwell
Duration: 07:03
Palme d'Or winner Dheepan
![Palme d'Or winner Dheepan]()
(certificate 15)聽is in UK cinemas from 8th April.
Image (left): Jesuthasan Antonythasan as Dheepan
Main Image: Dheepan and family
Images credit: Studiocanal
Diana Damrau
![Diana Damrau]()
is at the Royal Opera House, London from 17th April - 19th May.
Image: Diana Damrau as Lucia
Image credit: ROH/Stephen Cummiskey
Noma Dumezweni
![Noma Dumezweni]()
Noma Dumezweni on playing Paulina in The Winter's Tale, part of Front Row's season
Image: Noma Dumezweni
Garth Greenwell
![Garth Greenwell]()
What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell is published by Pan聽 Macmillan, and is released on 7th April.
Image: Garth Greenwell
Image credit: Max Freeman
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Jerome Weatherald Interviewed Guest Agnes Poirier Interviewed Guest Diana Damrau Interviewed Guest Noma Dumezweni Interviewed Guest Garth Greenwell Broadcast
- Thu 7 Apr 2016 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
麻豆社 Arts Digital
The best of British culture live and on demand.
Inspire
![Inspire]()
A season discovering where artists find inspiration and helping listeners get creative.
Podcast
-
![]()
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Related Content