Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Lee Hall; Arts Funding
The verdict on the stage musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, plus Lee Hall's Cultural Exchange, and which areas of the arts should receive less public funding?
With Mark Lawson.
Natalie Haynes reviews the new West End stage musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, and starring Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka.
The Chancellor George Osborne today announced a 7% cut in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's budget, and a 5% cut to budgets for arts organisations, as part of the government's spending review. Broadcaster Janet Street-Porter, music commentator Norman Lebrecht and Richard Mantle of Opera North suggest areas of the arts which they believe should receive less funding.
The playwright and screenwriter Lee Hall selects his Cultural Exchange. He explains why Briggflatts, an autobiographical poem by Basil Bunting, has revealed new layers of meaning over the 30 years that he has been re-reading it.
The concert promoter AEG has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority after they described a Kanye West gig as a "one off" London show, only to announce more dates. Lawyer Duncan Lamont discusses the legal issues around advertising "one offs" and "farewell tours."
Producer: Olivia Skinner.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Natalie Haynes reviews the new West End stage musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Duration: 06:12
Arts Funding
Janet Street-Porter, Norman Lebrecht and Richard Mantle suggest cost-saving solutions
Duration: 10:24
Lee Hall - Cultural Exchange
Playwright and screenwriter Lee Hall chooses Basil Bunting's poem Briggflatts
Duration: 07:50
"One off" Kanye West London show?
Lawyer Duncan Lamont discusses legal issues for advertising "one off" and "farewell tours"
Duration: 04:29
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The stage musical of , adaptedΒ from Roald Dahl's novel and directed by Sam Mendes, is on at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London.Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Mark Lawson Interviewed Guest Lee Hall Interviewed Guest Janet Street-Porter Interviewed Guest Norman Lebrecht Interviewed Guest Richard Mantle Interviewed Guest Duncan Lamont Producer Olivia Skinner Broadcast
- Wed 26 Jun 2013 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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