Sharpe on Flowers, Don Warrington on Lear, Yvvette Edwards
Arts magazine programme. Samira Ahmed talks to Will Sharpe about Flowers, the surreal Channel 4 sitcom he has written and directed, and in which he stars with Olivia Colman.
Samira Ahmed talks to Will Sharpe about Flowers, the surreal Channel 4 sitcom he has written and directed, and in which he stars with Olivia Colman.
As part of our Shakespeare's People series, Don Warrington chooses the tragic figure of King Lear.
Tim Robey reviews Jane Got a Gun, a new Western starring Natalie Portman.
Yvvette Edwards discusses her novel The Mother, which is told from the perspective of a woman whose teenage son is stabbed. Yvvette was inspired to write when her own step son was the victim of random violence.
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Jane Got A Gun Review
Duration: 04:02
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Sharpe on Flowers
Duration: 07:07
Jane Got a Gun
Duration: 04:02
Don Warrington on Lear
Duration: 04:20
Pulitzer Drama Prize winner Hamilton
Duration: 04:51
Yvvette Edwards
Duration: 07:03
Flowers
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Flowers created by Will Sharpe is on Channel 4 at 10.00 pm from 25th April 2016.
Main image and left: The cast of Flowers: from the left -Shun (Will Sharpe), Donald, (Daniel Rigby), Amy (Sophia Di Martino), Deborah (Olivia Colman), Maurice (Julian Barratt)
Image credits: Des Willie
Jane Got a Gun
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Jane Got a Gun, certificate 15, opens in UK cinemas on 22nd April 2016.
Image Natalie Portman as Jane in Jane Got a Gun
Image credit: Cameo Productions Ltd
Shakespeare's People: Don Warrington
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As part of our Shakespeare's People series, Don Warrington chooses King Lear.
He will is playing in King Lear at the Manchester Royal Exchange until 7th May 2016.
Image: Don Warrington
Hamilton: Pulitzer for Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Hamilton is written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. His other musical, In The Heights, is at the King's Cross Theatre until 30th October.
Image: Hamilton cast members on stage in the USA
Image credit: Joan Marcus
Yvvette Edwards
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The Mother written by Yvvette Edwards is published by Mantle.
Image: Yvvette Edwards
Image credit: Danielle Acquah
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Will Sharpe Interviewed Guest Don Warrington Interviewed Guest Tim Robey Interviewed Guest Yvette Edwards Broadcast
- Tue 19 Apr 2016 19:15BBC Radio 4
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