Tennessee Williams' play The Rose Tattoo was first performed on Broadway in 1951. It tells the story of Sicilian-American widow in Louisiana who has withdrawn from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same.
Matthew Sweet reports from the first night of a new production of the play at the National Theatre, with Zoe Wanamaker in the lead role.
Leaf Stalk Room by Andy Goldsworthy
Leaf Stalk Room by Andy Goldsworthy
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Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy marks 30 years of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park by putting on the most ambitious exhibition ever curated there.
Both inside and open air it showcases Goldsworthy's recent work from large instillations of wood and stone to intimate blood drawings and sheep paintings.
At the Sculpture Park Goldsworthy takes Night Waves on a tour of his favourite pieces describing them in his own terms and explaining their significance.
The Rose Tattoo
Starring Zoe Wanamaker, Tennesee Williams' The Rose Tattoo comes to the National Theatre.
It is the first Tennessee Williams play to open since the publication of the playwright's gripping and sometimes shocking diaries.
Night Waves' theatre critic Susannah Clapp, who read the diaries for Night Waves, reviews the play to find out if her opinions of William's work have changed.
The Films That Time Forgot
Plus there's an investigation into the films that time forgot - the saucy comedies and exploitation movies that were the mainstay of the British film industry in the 70s.
Hugely popular at the time, titles like Can You Keep It Up For A Week? became a national embarrassment in subsequent decades and were quietly forgotten.
But now they are being culturally rehabilitated - there's a season of British horror at the prestigious National Film Theatre next week and there's an academic conference about the outre movies of the 70s in Exeter University this summer.
Matthew Sweets discovers why films like I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight are finally being taken seriously.
Further Details
The British Horror Season at the BFI South Bank runs from 8 April - 18 April 2007
'Don't Look Now? British Cinema in the 1970s will be hosted by the University of Exeter and held at The Phoenix, Exeter, 4-5 July 2007
'Rose Tattoo' is at The National Theatre until 23 June 2007
