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08 September 2004
Presented by Mark Lawson
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DUMB SHOW
Joe Penhall’s Blue/Orange was a play in which two psychiatrists interrogated a patient who claimed to be the son of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. A bowl of oranges was crucial to the plot of that play.
In Penhall’s new drama, Dumb Show, a dish of bananas sits at the centre of the stage. The setting this time, however, is not a mental hospital but an expensive London hotel, involving celebrities in the media. Will Dumb Show's London opening match the success of Blue/Orange? Front Row gives its verdict.
Joe Penhall’s Dumb Show – directed by Terry Johnson – is at the Royal Court Theatre in London until the 9th of October.
HANIF KUREISHI
The author Hanif Kureishi discusses his new book My Ear At His Heart: Reading My Father. The book describes Kureishi's discovery of the manuscript of an autobiographical novel written by his father, in which he features as a character.
Hanif Kureishi's My Ear At His Heart: Reading My Father is published in hardback by Faber.
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
The composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has just turned 70, and in his birthday year he has been appointed the new Master of the Queen's Music. In a wide-ranging interview he talks to Mark Lawson about his career.
The Late Night Prom featuring Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's music was broadcast live on Radio 3 at 10pm on 8th September, and his Ojai Festival Overture will form part of the Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 11th September. More information can be found at maxopus.com.
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