Adrian Lester in Red Velvet, Zaha Hadid, John Irving, Bruegel
Arts news with John Wilson, including a review of Red Velvet, the significance of Bruegel's Grisaille paintings and architect Zaha Hadid on her 2016 Riba Royal Gold Medal.
Architect Dame Zaha Hadid will receive the 2016 Royal Gold Medal from The Royal Institute of British Architects this week. She's the first woman to be awarded the prestigious honour in her own right. She talks to John Wilson about her work.
John Irving, author of hugely popular novels including The World According to Garp and A Prayer for Owen Meany, discusses his latest book Avenue of Mysteries, an examination of miracles, damaged childhoods, the writer's life and the perils of the circus.
Adrian Lester stars as Victorian actor Ira Aldridge in Red Velvet, the latest production from the Kenneth Branagh Company. In 1833 Aldridge became the first black actor to play Othello on the London stage when he was invited to take over from Edmund Kean. Playwright Gabriel Gbadamosi reviews.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is known for his highly-coloured, earthy and vivid depiction of rowdy peasants in 16th-century Netherlands. But he also painted religious works. For the first time his only three surviving grisaille paintings will be shown together at the Courtauld Gallery in London. Curator Karen Serres explains their significance.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Angie Nehring.
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Zaha Hadid
Duration: 07:56
Review of Red Velvet
Duration: 05:54
Interview - John Irving
Duration: 08:33
Bruegel at the Courtauld Gallery
Duration: 06:37
Bruegel in Black & White: Three Grisailles Reunited
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At the , Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
From 4 February-8 May 2016
Image credit: Bruegel the Elder - Christ and the woman taken in adultery.Μύ Samuel Courtauld Trust
ΜύRed Velvet
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At the , Charing Cross Road, London
Until 27 February 2016
Image credit: Adrian Lester (Ira) and Emun Elliot (Pierre Laporte) Credit Johan Persson
ΜύAvenue of Mysteries
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by John Irving published by Transworld
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Image credit: John Irving (c)Everett Irving
RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2016 awarded to Zaha Hadid
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Zaha Hadid Interviewed Guest John Irving Interviewed Guest Gabriel Gbadamosi Interviewed Guest Karen Serres Producer Angie Nehring Broadcast
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