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Julie Taymor, The Driver's Seat, Sarah Winman

Arts news, including Sarah Winman on her new novel, the stage adaptation of Muriel Spark's The Driver's Seat and Lion King director Julie Taymor. Kirsty Lang presents.

The American director Julie Taymor won worldwide acclaim, and became the first woman to win a directing Tony, for The Lion King, the highest grossing musical production on Broadway. She also has a longstanding passion for Shakespeare and has made films both of Titus Andronicus and The Tempest. She discusses her production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as it is released in cinemas.

The National Theatre of Scotland's latest production is The Driver's Seat, an adaptation of Muriel Spark's novel of the same name about an enigmatic young woman looking for adventure in a European city. The Glasgow Herald's theatre critic Neil Cooper reviews the show.

Sarah Winman's debut novel, When God Was A Rabbit, was one of the big publishing successes of 2011, winning over critics, readers, book prize judges, and apparently, the Duchess of Cambridge. She talks to Kirsty Lang about her second novel A Year of Marvellous Ways.

As the David O. Russell film Accidental Love is released under a different director's name, critic Mark Eccleston reflects on the difficult decision faced by film studios when it comes to whether or not to release a troubled film.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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30 minutes

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  • Julie Taymor

    Duration: 09:41

  • The Driver's Seat

    Duration: 04:54

  • Sarah Winman

    Duration: 08:10

  • Shelved films

    Duration: 04:36

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor
A Midsummer Night's Dream is in cinemas Sunday 21 June, Certificate PG.

The Driver's Seat

The Driver's Seat
The Driver's Seat is in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh from 13 June until 27 June and then at the Tramway, Glasgow from 2 July until 4 July.

Photograph by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Sarah Winman

Sarah Winman
A Year of Marvellous Ways is available now.

Shelved Films

Shelved Films
Accidental Love is in cinemas now, certificate 15.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Julie Taymor
Interviewed Guest Neil Cooper
Interviewed Guest Sarah Winman
Interviewed Guest Mark Eccleston
Producer Olivia Skinner

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  • Fri 19 Jun 2015 19:15

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