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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
  1. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
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    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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  3. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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  4. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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  5. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
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  6. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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  7. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
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  8. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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  9. Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
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  10. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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