Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Hadestown, Chris Kraus, Leger at Tate Liverpool, Death and Nightingales
The Coen brothers' Ballad of Buster Scruggs on Netflix, Hadestown at London's National Theatre, Chris Kraus - Social Practices, Leger at Tate Liverpool, Death and Nightingales.
The Coen Brothers take on the Western movie in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Made with money from Netflix, is it REALLY a cinema release?
Hadestown is a musical that's stopping off at London's National Theatre on its way from Off-Broadway to Broadway. It sets the Greek myth of story of Orpheus and Eurydice in modern New Orleans (and the underworld of course!) and reimagines the sweeping ancient tale as a timeless allegory for today's world.
Chris Kraus wrote the bestseller I Love Dick and now follows it with Social Practices, a particular mix of biography, autobiography, fiction, criticism, and conversations among friends. How does it hold together as a single book?
There's an exhibition of work by French artist Fernand Leger just opened at Tate Liverpool charting his development throughout his life.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2's Death and Nightingales is an adaptation of Eugene McCabe’s novel set in Fermanagh in 1885, written by Alan (The Fall) Cubitt
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Kate Bassett, Kit Davis and Kevin Jackson. The producer is Oliver Jones
Podcast Extra
Kate recommends Gainsborough's Family Album at The National Portrait Gallery in London
Kit recommends the podcasts Reply All and 99% Invisible
Kevin is beguiled by The Other Side Of The Wind on Netflix
Tom is entranced by repair videos on YouTube
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The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is in cinemas and on Netflix, certificate 15.
Hadestown
Hadestown is on at the National Theatre until 26 January 2019.
Photos (including main image): Helen Maybanks
Social Practices by Chris Kraus
Social Practices by Chris Kraus is published by The New York Review of Books.
Death and Nightingales
Death and Nightingales begins on 28 November at 9pm on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two.
Podcast Recommendations
Kate Bassett recommends
Kit Davis recommends theΒ podcastsΒ and
Kevin Jackson recommends Orson Welles' lost film .
Tom recommends watching soothingΒ .
Broadcast
- Sat 24 Nov 2018 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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