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Simon McBurney
The actor and director discusses his play The Encounter, which premieres in Edinburgh.
  1. Simon McBurney
    53:48
    Simon McBurney
  2. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
    03:37
    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  3. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  4. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
    03:14
    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
  5. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
    00:56
    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  6. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  7. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
    00:37
    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  8. Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    00:47
    Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  9. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  10. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
  11. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    58:34
    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  12. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  13. The Harmonium Project
    05:04
    The Harmonium Project
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