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Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Michael Rosen's book about suffering from Covid, Chris Bush on her drama The Band Plays On, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed.

A year ago, the poet and former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen was admitted to hospital with Covid-19. Against all the odds, after months in hospital, including 48 days in intensive care and in an induced coma, he returned home and has written a new collection of prose poems and words about the experience. The poet discusses Many Different Kinds of Love: A Story of Life, Death and the NHS and how the trauma affected him.

This week sees the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Originally released in 2017 in an edit by Joss Whedon, the film received poor reviews. A successful fan campaign, #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, has led to the release of a new version by original director Zack Snyder. But is it an improvement? Leila Latif reviews.

The Band Plays On is a new play by writer Chris Bush, taking the form of a series of monologues punctuated by live music covers of some of Sheffield’s bands and artists. Chris joins us to discuss making theatre in lockdown and her choice to mark Sheffield’s history within the play.

Presenter: Elle Osili-Wood
Producer: Jerome Weatherald

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Michael Rosen

Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS by Michael Rosen is published on 18th March 

Photo credit main image: David Levene 

Zack Synder's Justice League

Zack Synder's Justice League
Zack Synder's Justice Leage is released on Thursday 18th March on HBO Max in the US and on Sky Cinema and Now TV in the UK.

Photo (c) Sky Cinema 

The Band Played On

The Band Played On
The Band Played On is a Sheffield Theatres Production by Chris Bush.   

Photo credit: Chris Saunders 



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