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Hamlet, Paul Strand, Hot Milk, Court, Undercover

Hamlet at Stratford's RSC, starring Paapa Essiedu; Hot Milk by Deborah Levy Court, directed by Chaitanya Tamhane; Undercover on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One; and the Paul Strand exhibition at the V&A.

Paapa Essiedu is the first black actor to play Hamlet for the RSC in a new production opening in Stratford directed by Simon Godwin.
Booker short listed writer Deborah Levy explores the complex emotional dynamics of the mother / daughter relationship in her new novel Hot Milk.
Court is Mumbai born Chaitanya Tamhane's feature film debut - an Indian courtroom drama film which explores the limitations of Indian legal system through the trial of an elderly folk singer at a Sessions Court in Mumbai.
Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century at the V&A in London shows how the pioneering American photographer defined the way in which fine art and documentary photography is understood and practised today in the first major retrospective of his work for 40 years.
And barrister turned writer Peter Moffat's new political thriller Undercover on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, stars Sophie Okonedo as Maya, who is about to be appointed as the first black Director of Public Prosecutions. Adrian Lester plays her husband Nick, an under cover police officer with a complex past.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Arts Editor at the New Statesman, Kate Mossman, novelist Patrick Gale and writer Susan Jeffreys.

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45 minutes

Court

Court

is in cinemas now, certificate PG.


Paul Strand

Paul Strand

is at the V&A in London until the 3 July 2016

Image: Milly, John and Jean MacLellan, South Uist Hebrides, 1954 by Paul Strand. Β© Paul Strand Archive Aperture Foundation. Photograph Victoria and Albert Museum London.


Hamlet

Hamlet

is at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon until 8 June 2016. Β 

Image: Photo by Manuel Harlan, © RSC


Deborah Levy

Hot Milk by is available in hardback and ebook.


Undercover

Undercover
Undercover begins on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One on Sunday 3 April.Β 

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Kate Mossman
Interviewed Guest Patrick Gale
Interviewed Guest Susan Jeffreys

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  • Sat 26 Mar 2016 19:15

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