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Carys Bray, The Meddler reviewed, Henry V, Painters' Paintings at National Gallery, Derby Museums acquisitions

Kirsty Lang on The Meddler starring Susan Sarandon. Plus Derby Museums buys Joseph Wright landscapes, Painters' Paintings at the National Gallery and Henry V at Regent's Park.

Susan Sarandon stars as an interfering mother in The Meddler, with Rose Byrne as her long-suffering daughter. Critic Kate Muir reviews. The Meddler is released on 24 June, certificate 12A.

Derby Museums acquires two Joseph Wright landscapes for its collection after bidding anonymously at a New York auction house. Executive Director Tony Butler explains why he thinks bold acquisitions are the way forward amid shrinking budgets in regional museums.

Carys Bray, author of A Song for Issey Bradley, discusses her new novel The Museum of You, in which a 12-year-old girl creates a museum at home dedicated to her mother, who was killed in a road accident shortly after she was born.

Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyck is a new exhibition exploring great paintings from the point of view of the artists who owned them. Inspired by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's Italian Woman - left to the National Gallery in London by Lucian Freud following his death in 2011 - the exhibition includes over eighty works, spanning more than five hundred years, all once owned by celebrated painters, such as Van Dyck's Titian, Reynold's Rembrandt, and Matisse's Degas. Front Row sends critic William Feaver to find out what we learn.
Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyck opens at the National Gallery in London on Thursday (23 June) and runs until 4 September.

Having played many of Shakespeare's female leads, Michelle Terry takes on the role of Henry V at Regent's Park Open Theatre, directed by Robert Hastie. Front Row talks to both about the new production.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Elaine Lester.

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Chapters

  • The Meddler

    Duration: 04:29

  • Henry V

    Duration: 07:37

  • Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyke

    Duration: 05:07

  • Joseph Wright of Derby

    Duration: 03:46

  • Carys Bray

    Duration: 06:36

The Meddler

The Meddler
The Meddler is in cinemas from Friday 24 June, certificate 12A.Β 

Carys Bray

Carys Bray
The Museum of You is published by Penguin Random House.
Image credit: Colin McPhersonΒ 

Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyke

Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyke
Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyke is showing at the from 23 June to 4 September.Β 
±υ³Ύ²Ή²µ±π:ΜύItalian Woman, or Woman with Yellow Sleeve (L'Italienne) byΒ Jean-Baptiste-Camille CorotΒ about 1870
Copyright: National Gallery

Michelle Terry and Robert Hastie

Michelle Terry and Robert Hastie
Henry V starring Michelle Terry and directed by Robert Hastie is showing at , London until 9 July.Β 
Image credit: Johan Persson.Β 

Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

A View of Cromford Bridge by Joseph Wright of Derby can be seen atΒ The Β Joseph Wright Gallery, at the Museum and Art Gallery in Derby.

Image credit: Derby Museums Trust

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Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Kate Muir
Interviewed Guest Tony Butler
Interviewed Guest Carys Bray
Interviewed Guest William Feaver
Interviewed Guest Michelle Terry
Interviewed Guest Robert Hastie
Producer Elaine Lester

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