At the Edinburgh Festivals: Beggar's Opera, Maladie de la mort, Midsummer, The Eyes of Orson Welles, Raqib Shaw, Andrew Miller
Edinburgh Festivals: Beggar's Opera, Maladie de la mort, Midsummer, Raqib Shaw exhibition, Andrew Miller's Now We Shall Be Entirely Free, The Eyes of Orson Welles.
We're in Edinburgh for the festivals. In venues throughout the city there's a barrage of theatre, cabaret, music, books, kids' shows; something for everyone, . We're reviewing Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord's productions of The Beggar's Opera and La Maladie de la Mort as well as National Theatre Of Scotland's Midsummer. Also Raqib Shaw exhibition; Reinventing The Old Masters. We're discussing Andrew Miller's novel Now We Shall Be Entirely Free and the film The Eyes of Orson Welles. AND mentioning as many other recommended events as we can cram into the programme!
Onstage at the BBC's Big Blue Tent, Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Denise Mina, Don Paterson and Peggy Hughes. The producer is Oliver Jones.
Last on
The Eyes of Orson Welles
The Eyes of Orson Welles (cert 12A) is on limited release
Image:
CBS Radio/PhotofestLa Maladie de la mort
La Maladie de la mort is at the Edinburgh Festival from 16-19 August
Image: Stephen Cummiskey
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera Is at the Edinburgh Festival from August 16-19
Image: Patrick Berger
Midsummer
Midsummer is on at the Edinburgh Festival until 26 August
Image: Peter Dibdin
Andrew Miller
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller is published by Sceptre
Raqib Shaw
Raqib Shaw: Reinventing The Old Masters is on at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh until 28th October, admission is free.
Image: Raqib SHAW (b.1974)
Self Portrait as The Opium Smoker (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), 2016Acrylic liner and enamel on birchwood, 102 x 133cm
Private collection
© Courtesy Raqib Shaw and White Cube
Podcast Extra:
Peggy recommends https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/broken-identity-afua-hirsch-british/ and https://twitter.com/chiggi/status/1023515457050091521
Don Recommends http://letseatgrandma.co.uk/
Listener recommendations include http://www.freefestival.co.uk/show.asp?showid=5153
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/nigel-slater-s-toast
https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/edwin-g-lucas-individual-eye
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/raymond-and-mr-timpkins-revue-ham
https://markthomasinfo.co.uk/
https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/loyal-company#overview
https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/1062587-casting-off/
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Denise Mina |
| Interviewed Guest | Don Paterson |
| Interviewed Guest | Peggy Hughes |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 18 Aug 201819:15BBC Radio 4
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