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Mike Leigh, Omar Sharif, Yves Saint Laurent, Online Orchestra

Mike Leigh and Clive Judd on Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs; Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at Bowes Museum; Omar Sharif remembered; and the Online Orchestra.

50 years ago, Mike Leigh directed the premiere of David Halliwell's play Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs. As a 50th anniversary revival of the revolutionary play opens, its director Clive Judd joins Mike Leigh to discuss the challenge of the play and its lasting relevance.

Omar Sharif made a huge impact with his performances in Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Zhivago and became the first internationally famous Arab actor. He is remembered by Rita Tushingham, a fellow star in Dr Zhivago, and by the film historian Ian Christie.

The first British retrospective of the haute couture of Yves Saint Laurent goes on display at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. Shahidha Bari reviews Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal.

The Online Orchestra will make its premiere performance at Truro Cathedral on Sunday. Run by Falmouth University and funded by the AHRC, its aim is to create an orchestra that will allow people who live hundreds of miles apart to make music together for the first time.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Omar Sharif

    Duration: 06:51

  • Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs

    Duration: 09:16

  • Yves Saint Laurent

    Duration: 04:52

  • The Online Orchestra

    Duration: 06:39

Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs

Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs

is at the Southwark Playhouse in London until 1 August 2015.


Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent

is at the Bowes Museum in Durham until 25 October 2015

Image: Embroidered evening jacket. Spring Summer 1991. Haute Couture Collection . 漏 Fondation Pierre Berg茅 - Yves Saint Laurent, Paris / Alexandre Guirkinger.聽

Online Orchestra

Online Orchestra

罢丑别听 will be performing at Truro Cathedral in Cornwall on 12 July 2015, at 7.30pm


Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Mike Leigh
Interviewed Guest Clive Judd
Interviewed Guest Shahidha Bari
Interviewed Guest Rita Tushingham
Interviewed Guest Ian Christie
Producer Sarah Johnson

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  • Fri 10 Jul 2015 19:15

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