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Night Waves

5 October 2004

Tuesday 5 October 2004 21:30-22:15 (Radio 3)

Paul Allen and guests report on the musical based on Graham Greene's novel Brighton Rock, opening at London's Almeida with original music from John Barry and lyrics from Don Black.

Duration:

45 minutes

Programme Details

Poet Lavinia Greenlaw discusses Bob Dylan's eagerly awaited memoirs.

Can Graham Greene's dark classic Brighton Rock work as a musical?

Gurinder Chadha tells Paul Allen why she thinks she was Jane Austen in another life.

We find out how Dante has influenced cinema right up to the present day.

And what will happen when Merce Cunningham introduces an element of chance into his choreography by lettting the roll of a dice determine the order of events in his work Split Sides ?

Join Paul Allen for Night Waves live at 9.30.



Presenter: Paul Allen
Producer: Philippa Ritchie




Additional Information:

Brighton Rock is at the Almeida Theatre in London until 13 November 2004

Bride and Prejudice opens on Friday Certificate 12A

Chronicles, Volume 1 by Bob Dylan is published by Simon & Schuster

The DVD of the silent classic L'Inferno is released on 11October by Snapper Music.
This newly restored production is scored and the music performed by Tangerine Dream
www.snappermusic.com

Dante, Cinema and Television edited by Amilcare Iannucci is published by University of Toronto Press, 2004. 

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company is at the Barbican from 5 - 9 October
as part of Dance Umbrella 2004

Programme 1: How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run/Split Sides 5, 6 & 7 October 2004

Programme 2: Ground Level Overlay/Split Sides 8 & 9 October 2004




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