David Hare, Sixto Rodriguez, Stage Kiss, Hamlet in N Korea
David Hare on the Worricker Trilogy, Sixto Rodriguez on Searching for Sugar Man, the art of the stage kiss, and Dominic Dromgoole defends The Globe taking Hamlet to North Korea.
With John Wilson.
David Hare's 2011 TV film Page Eight starred Bill Nighy as idealistic MI5 officer Johnny Worricker. Now Hare has written and directed two follow up films, Turks and Caicos and Salting the Battlefield, beginning where the last film left off with Johnny on the run from the British government after stealing an incriminating document. Ralph Fiennes, Winona Ryder and Helena Bonham Carter co-star.
Folk musician Sixto Rodriguez released a couple of albums in the 1970s and then drifted into obscurity. Unbeknownst to him his music, and especially his song Sugarman, went on to become iconic in South Africa as anthems for the anti-apartheid struggle. The award-winning 2012 documentary Searching for Sugarman, which traced his revelatory trip to South Africa to meet his legion of fans, brought his music to global attention. Now 72 and touring the UK, Rodriguez discusses the impact of the rediscovery on his life since.
Stage Kiss is Sarah Ruhl's play examining the onstage and offstage ramifications of locking lips night after night in front of an audience. She discusses why the subject fascinated her, with contributions from Guildhall's Director of Drama Christian Burgess and actor Jimmy Akingbola.
After a week in which Amnesty International levied criticism at the Globe theatre for its decision to take a production to Hamlet to North Korea, John speaks to the theatre's Artistic Director, Dominic Dromgoole. They discuss the world tour of the play, whether cultural organisations have a moral responsibility as well as an artistic one, and whether the North Korean government have asked for any part of the play to be edited or censored.
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David Hare
John talks to David Hare about his two forthcoming films for 成人快手 Two
Duration: 09:02
Dominic Dromgoole
Dominic Dromgoole discusses the Globe Theatre's touring production of Hamlet
Duration: 05:04
Sixto Rodriguez
Now 72, Rodriguez discusses the impact of the rediscovery on his life
Duration: 07:08
Stage Kiss
Sarah Ruhl discusses why stage kisses fascinate her
Duration: 06:37
Turks & Caicos
, the second part of The Worricker Trilogy written and directed by David Hare,聽is on 成人快手 Two on Thursday 20th March at 9pm.Searching for Sugar Man
The original motion picture soundtrack for , by Rodriguez, is available now, and dates for the continuing European tour can be found .
Globe to Globe Hamlet
, directed by Dominic Dromgoole, embarks on a two-year global tour on 23rd April 2014, the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.Credits
Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Sixto Rodriguez Interviewed Guest Sarah Ruhl Interviewed Guest Christian Burgess Interviewed Guest Jimmy Akingbola Interviewed Guest Dominic Dromgoole Broadcast
- Fri 14 Mar 2014 19:15成人快手 Radio 4
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