Female power and influence past and present
Kamila Shamsie's new novel Best of Friends follows two women from Pakistan who take different routes to power. Rona Munro's new plays explore the courts of James IV and Mary Stuart
Kamila Shamsie's new novel Best of Friends follows two women from Pakistan who take different route to power. Rona Munro's new plays explore the courts of James IV and Mary Stuart. Caroline Moorehead has written a biography of Edda Mussolini, the Italian leader's favourite daughter. Anne McElvoy talks to them about power and influence past and present.
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie is out now. You can hear her discussing her novel 成人快手 Fire and the Antigone story in a previous episode of Free Thinking /programmes/b095qhsm
Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead is out on October 27th 2022.
James IV - Queen of the Fight by Rona Munro:is touring from Sept 30th to Nov 12th 2022 It is presented by Raw Material and Capital Theatres in association with National Theatre of Scotland www.capitaltheatres.com
Mary by Rona Munro runs at the Hampstead Theatre in London from 21 Oct to 26 Nov 2022 www.hampsteadtheatre.com
You can hear Rona discussing previous plays in the James trilogy and a drama inspired by Manchester in the Industrial Revolution in a previous episode of Free Thinking /programmes/b050xpsd
And Free Thinking has a playlist exploring Women in the World /programmes/p084ttwp
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