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Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber; The Globe's Dominic Dromgoole; photographic culture

Arts news, interviews and reviews with Mark Lawson. Cellists Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Dominic Dromgoole on the Globe's new Jacobean theatre, and photographic culture.

With Mark Lawson.

Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife Jiaxin Lloyd Webber are touring the UK with a concert featuring world premiere performances of duets for two cellos with piano. They tell Mark about their choice of music from composers such as Vivaldi to Arvo P盲rt, Dvor谩k, Bach, Rachmaninov, Saint-Sa毛ns - and Julian's plans to collaborate with his brother Andrew on the works of the Everley Brothers.

Today sees the opening of a newly built Jacobean theatre next to Shakespeare's Globe. The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is an candlelit venue, seating 340 people with galleried seating as well as historically accurate pit seating area. The first performance is The Duchess of Malfi with Gemma Arterton, and Mark talks to the Globe's artistic director from inside the auditorium.

Dan O'Brien's play The Body of an American, which opens in London next week, explores the moment photographer Paul Watson captured a Pulitzer Prize-winning image of murdered American soldier Staff Sgt. William Cleveland in Mogadishu in 1993. After the success last year of Chimerica, a play exploring the famous 'tank man' image from the 1989 protest in Tiananmen Square, we report on the power of photography to inspire other artforms.

Produced by Dymphna Flynn.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber

    Duration: 08:18

  • Photographic culture

    Duration: 10:57

  • Dominic Dromgoole

    Duration: 09:23

A Tale of Two Cellos

Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber will be on tour with their concert A Tale Of Two Cellos from Saturday 18th January.

The Duchess of Malfi

by John Webster, directed by听Dominic Dromgoole, is at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at听Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe听in London until 16th February.

The Body of an American

听is at the Gate Theatre in London until 8th February.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest Julian Lloyd Webber
Interviewed Guest Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
Interviewed Guest Dominic Dromgoole
Producer Dymphna Flynn

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Jan 2014 19:15

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