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Opera director Peter Sellars, It Follows, Politics on stage, Anna Smaill

Peter Sellars on directing Purcell's final unfinished opera The Indian Queen, Teen horror movie It Follows reviewed, politics on stage, and Anna Smaill on her novel The Chimes.

Peter Sellars discusses directing Purcell's final unfinished opera The Indian Queen at the ENO; Teen horror movie It Follows is reviewed by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh; Indhu Rubasingham, director of a new play Multitudes, and Steve Thompson, writer of Feed the Beast, on politics taking centre stage; and author Anna Smaill from New Zealand discusses her debut novel The Chimes, set in a dystopian London.

Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Opera director Peter Sellars

    Duration: 08:52

  • It Follows

    Duration: 03:58

  • Politics on Stage

    Duration: 08:55

  • Anna Smaill

    Duration: 06:19

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars on directing Purcell's final unfinished opera The Indian Queen at the ENO.

It Follows

It Follows
Teen horror movie It Follows is reviewed by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh. It Follows is released on Friday 27 February, certificate 15.

Politics Taking Centre Stage

Politics Taking Centre Stage
Indhu Rubasingham, director of a new play Multitudes at The Tricycle Theatre, London and Steve Thompson, writer of Feed the Beast at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, on politics taking centre stage.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterSamira Ahmed
ProducerJerome Weatherald
Interviewed GuestPeter Sellars
Interviewed GuestLarushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed GuestIndhu Rubasingham
Interviewed GuestSteve Thompson
Interviewed GuestAnna Smaill

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  • Wed 25 Feb 201519:15

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