Alfred Molina, Rona Munro, Bookshops Turned Publishers
Alfred Molina on Love is Strange, booksellers becoming independent publishers, playwright Rona Munro, and New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley talks about Brits on Broadway.
British actor Alfred Molina discusses his new film Love is Strange, a mainstream Hollywood portrayal of a relationship between an elderly gay couple in New York.
Playwright Rona Munro was compared to Shakespeare when her Scottish history trilogy The James Plays were performed. For her latest play, Scuttlers, she's moved from 15th century Scotland to 19th century Manchester. She talks to Kirsty Lang about finding stories for today in stories of the past.
Henry Layte, who runs The Book Hive in Norwich, and Nic Bottomley, who runs Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath, discuss why they've both made the decision to set up as publishers from their shops.
And Ben Brantley, chief theatre critic for the New York Times, on the phenomenon of British plays transferring from London's West End to Broadway, including Wolf Hall and King Charles III.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Olivia Skinner.
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Alfred Molina
Duration: 08:32
Ben Brantley on UK Theatre
Duration: 03:37
Bookshops turned publishers
Duration: 08:08
Rona Munro
Duration: 07:02
Alfred Molina
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opens at the Curzon Soho in London on 6 February and in cinemas across the UK from 13 February, certificate 15.
photo credit: Elder Ordonez
Ben Brantley on UK theatre
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has suggested that number of plays staged by British subsidised theatre companies has risen between 2009 and 2014. The chief theatre critic of the New York Times, Ben Brantley, examines this.Β
Bookshops turned publishers
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by D’Arcy Niland and by Philippa Comber are available now.
Rona Munro on Scuttlers
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, written by Rona Munro, is on at Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester from 5 February until 7 March.Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Alfred Molina Interviewed Guest Rona Munro Interviewed Guest Henry Layte Interviewed Guest Nic Bottomley Interviewed Guest Ben Brantley Producer Olivia Skinner Broadcast
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