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Macbeth, Tipping the Velvet, The Fabric of India

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Macbeth, Tipping the Velvet and The Fabric of India at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Plus a report on diversity in the creative industries.

Samira Ahmed reviews the new film of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.

Author Sarah Waters and playwright Laura Wade discuss the stage adaptation of Waters' bestselling 1998 novel, Tipping the Velvet.

Samira reports from the Victoria and Albert Museum as they prepare to open a new exhibition - The Fabric of India - which chronicles 6,000 years of textiles in India.

Plus : Are Britain's creative industries as diverse as they appear? John Kampfner, Chief Executive of the Creative Industries Federation and Kanya King, founder of MOBO, discuss a new report on the state of diversity in the UK's creative industries and what can be done to improve the problems.

Presenter : Samira Ahmed
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

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Mon 28 Sep 2015 19:15
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  • Macbeth

    Duration: 06:05

  • Diversity in the Arts

    Duration: 05:12

  • Tipping the Velvet with Sarah Waters and Laura Wade

    Duration: 08:25

  • The Fabric of India

    Duration: 07:37

Macbeth

Macbeth
Macbeth is released on Friday 2 October, certificate 15.

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet runs at the Lyric Hammersmith, London until 24th October and moves to the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh from 28 October.

Image: Johan Persson.

The Fabric of India

The Fabric of India

The Fabric of India opens at the V&A, London on 3 October and runs until 10 January 2016.

Image courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

How diverse are Britain's creative industries?

How diverse are Britain's creative industries?
Front Row explores a new report on the state of diversity in Britain's creative industries.

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Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Sarah Waters
Interviewed Guest Laura Wade
Interviewed Guest John Kampfner
Interviewed Guest Kanya King
Producer Dymphna Flynn

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