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Anne-Marie Duff, Under Milk Wood, The Affair, Fading light

Samira Ahmed talks to Anne-Marie Duff and Marianne Elliot about staging DH Lawrence plays, plus a look at The Affair on television and a new film of Under Milk Wood.

As well as starring in the film Suffragette and the TV drama series From Darkness, Anne-Marie Duff is currently on stage at the National Theatre in Husbands & Sons, a combination of three plays DH Lawrence wrote about the Nottinghamshire mining community he grew up in, directed by Marianne Elliott. Samira meets Anne-Marie and Marianne in the theatre to discuss the challenge of staging them as a single play.

Kevin Allen's new film Under Milk Wood features Mrs Ogmore Prichard as a dominatrix and has Mr Pugh tearing the heart from his wife as they dance the Tango. Professor John Goodby asks if it's a good idea to update Dylan Thomas for a modern audience.

Dominic West and Ruth Wilson star in The Affair which examines the emotional and psychological aftermath of infidelity. Dreda Say Mitchell reviews the new series.

As the nights draw in and British Summer Time comes to an end - Front Row considers how filmmakers, writers, and composers have responded to the fading light of winter. With David Sexton, Literary Critic for the Evening Standard - Briony Hanson, Director of Film at the British Council - and Jeremy Summerly, Conductor and Director of Music at St Peter's College, Oxford.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Anne-Marie Duff

    Duration: 08:57

  • The Affair

    Duration: 04:34

  • Under Milk Wood

    Duration: 05:04

  • Fading Light

    Duration: 09:13

Husbands & Sons

Husbands & Sons

is running at the National Theatre until Wednesday 10 February 2016.

Left:Β Matthew Barker (Joe Gascoigne), Josie Walker (Mrs Purdy), Susan Brown (Mrs Gascoigne). Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

Main Image: Philip McGinley (Blackmore) and Anne-Marie Duff (Lizzie Holroyd). Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

is in cinemas from Friday 30 October, certificate 15.

Photo Credit: Richard Brewis.

The Affair

The Affair

The second series of begins on Sky Atlantic on Wednesday 28 October.

Photo Credit:Β Mark Schafer /Β Β© Showtime 2015

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Anne-Marie Duff
Interviewed Guest Marianne Elliott
Interviewed Guest John Goodby
Interviewed Guest Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest David Sexton
Interviewed Guest Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest Jeremy Summerly

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  • Mon 26 Oct 2015 19:15

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