Danny Boyle at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Simon Stephens, Lee Miller and Picasso
Arts news. Danny Boyle discusses new arts centre Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Simon Stephens talks about his new play The Funfair, and Antony Penrose talks about the Lee Miller and Picasso show.
HOME is the new venue for film, theatre and the visual arts in Manchester. It brings together two former Manchester institutions - the Cornerhouse, so named because of its distinctive shape, and the Library Theatre which used to have its home in Manchester's Central library basement. Danny Boyle, filmmaker, theatre director, and now patron of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's chief executive, Dave Moutrey, assess what this new Β£25 million arts centre brings to Manchester's cultural landscape.
Playwright Simon Stephens, best known for his adaption of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, discusses his commission to write the inaugural play, The Funfair, for Manchester's newest dramatic stage - the main theatre at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
A Girl Walks Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Alone At Night is a genre-defying mishmash of cinematic and popular culture references. This black and white Iranian vampire movie is also the debut of Iranian-American filmmaker, Ana Lily Amirpour. A big hit at last year's Sundance festival, it's just about to open in the UK. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews.
'Lee Miller and Picasso' is a new exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, drawing on the thirty year friendship between the photographer and artist. The collection includes personal photographs and items from the Miller Archive. Antony Penrose - Miller's son - reflects on the compelling relationship between the two revealed by his mother's photography.
Presenter - John Wilson
Producer - Ekene Akalawu.
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Danny Boyle at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Duration: 08:54
Simon Stephens
Duration: 08:10
A Girl Walks Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Alone At Night
Duration: 04:06
Lee Miller and Picasso
Duration: 06:30
HOME
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Danny Boyle, a patron of the arts centre, officially opens today.
Image: Β© Paul Karalius
The Funfair
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is at HOME in Manchester until 13 June 2015.
Image: Β© Graeme Cooper
A Girl Walks Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Alone At Night
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Β is in cinemas from Friday 22 May, certificate 15.
Lee Miller and Picasso
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is at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh from 23 May until 6 September 2015.
Image: Lee Miller - Pablo Picasso and Lee Miller after the liberation of Paris, Rue de Grand Augustins, Paris, France, 1944. Β© Lee Miller Archives, England 2015. All rights reserved. Β©Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2015.
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Danny Boyle Interviewed Guest Dave Moutrey Interviewed Guest Simon Stephens Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Interviewed Guest Antony Penrose Producer Ekene Akalawu Broadcast
- Thu 21 May 2015 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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