Mary Queen of Scots, Approaching Empty, Leila Slimani, Fausto Melotti, Ride Upon The Storm
Mary Queen of Scots stars Saoirse Ronan as the Stuart queen. Approaching Empty at Kiln Theatre. Leila Slimani's Adele. Fausto Melotti exhibition at Estorick, Ride Upon The Storm.
A new film telling the story of Mary Queen of Scots and her relationship with Elizabeth I, stars Saiorse Ronan and Margot Robbie as the 2 queens
Approaching Empty is a new play by Ishy Din just opened at The Kiln Theatre in London. Set in a run-down minicab office in the north of England, it deals with how far you can trust your oldest friends
Prix Goncourt-winning Leila Slimani's latest novel Adele is about a woman who - bored with her apparently idyllic married life - decides to plunge into a world of illegal drugs, anonymous rampant sex, excessive alcohol and she has to lie to her disabled husband.
Fausto Melotti was an Italian Futurist sculptor. Revered in Italy, he is less known beyond its borders but an exhibition at The Estorick Collection hopes to increase awareness of his harmonious and delicately-poised work
Ride Upon The Storm is part of Channel 4's Walter Presents strand of international dramas. A Danish series by BAFTA award winning writer Adam Price, who previously created Borgen. Starring Lars Mikkelsen, it's about a family of priests with an ungodly father and all-too-human sons
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Luke Jennings, Deborah Bull and Patrice Lawrence. The producer is Oliver Jones
Podcast Extra recommendations
Luke: Mr Robot TV series
Patrice: audiobook of The Rivers of London, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Deborah: Until The Lions by Akram Khan
Tom: the book A Long Way To Shilo by Lionel Davidson and the film Free Solo
Last on
Fausto Melotti: Counterpoint
Fausto Melotti: Counterpoint is on at Estorick Collection in London until 7 April
Image: Β© Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milan
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots is in cinemas from 18 January, certificate 15
Approaching Empty
Aproaching Empty is on at the Kiln Theatre in London until 2 February and then tours the UK: Live Theatre, Newcastle (6-23 Feb), Tron Theatre, Glasgow (5 March), Assembly Roxy, EdinburghΒ (7-9 March), Derby Theatre, Derby (13-15 March), Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (20-23 March), Curve Theatre, Leicester (28-30 March), Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch (2-6 April) and Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham (11-13 April)
Photo: Helen Murray
Adele
Adele by Leila Slimani is published by Faber
Photo: Catherine HΓ©lie Β©Editions Gallimard
Ride Upon the Storm
Ride Upon The Storm begins on 27 January at 11pm on Channel Four
Photo: Tine Harden
Podcast Recommendations
Deborah Bull recommends Akram Khan's
Luke Jennings recommends as well as TV show Mr. Robot
Patrice Lawrence recommends the audiobook of
Tom Recommends Μύ²Ή²Τ»ε
Broadcast
- Sat 19 Jan 2019 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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