Newmarket's Museum of the Year, Committee Musical, Fair Field - Piers Plowman re-imagined, Ebb and Flow
A musical made from evidence to a parliamentary committee about Kids Company; Fair Field - the re-imagining of Piers Plowman; a museum of horseracing; and immersive music in Hull.
The Donmar Theatre's latest show is catchily titled 'The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee takes oral evidence on Whitehall's relationship with Kids Company'. Kirsty Lang finds out from composer Tom Deering and lyricist Hadley Fraser how they turn such proceedings into a thought provoking and entertaining musical.
Producer Tom Chivers reckons the Middle English poem 'The Vision of Piers Plowman' is entirely relevant to modern England. He explains why, and how, he's taking 'Fair Field', his theatrical version of it home to the Malvern Hills, where William Langland composed the poem 650 odd years ago. We hear the original language, the modern take on this, and music from the production.
With the announcement next week of the winner of this year's Art Fund Museum of the Year, Front Row reports on each of the five finalists. Today the focus is on The National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art in Newmarket, where visitors can learn about the history, science, art and culture of horseracing, and can meet racehorses in the restored stables.
Composer, beatboxer, vocal sculptor and sound artist, Jason Singh, has been working with the people of Hull to create music for his sound installation, 'Ebb And Flow'. This 23-speaker, fully immersive work explores people's memories of the city, its links to water, its transformation, regrowth and change. It runs this weekend and Front Row gives you a taste.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Julian May.
Last on
Chapters
-
Committee Musical
Duration: 08:38
Newmarket's Museum of the Year
Duration: 06:31
Manchester International Festival
Duration: 03:02
Fair Field
Duration: 08:45
Jason Singh
Duration: 00:54
Committee Musical
Sandra Marvin asÌýCamila Batmanghelidjh
Photo credit: Jack Sain
Committee, a new musical, is at the Ìý
until 12 AugMuseum of the Year
Science curator Briony Jackson in Newmarket with Frileux Royal
Ìý
Newmarket image credits:ÌýJerome Weatherald
Ebb and Flow
Ebb and Flow is at the
The installation runs at the following times:Friday 30 June 1.30pmÌý–Ìý5.30pm
Saturday 1 July 9amÌý–Ìý4.30pm
Sunday 2 July 10amÌý–Ìý4pmPiers Plowman re-imagined
Actor: Robin Berry
Photo credit: Matt Hass - Fair Field Press Shot and Penned in the Margins
Fair Field is at the
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Tom Deering Interviewed Guest Hadley Fraser Interviewed Guest Tom Chivers Interviewed Guest Jason Singh Producer Julian May Broadcast
- Fri 30 Jun 2017 19:15´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
´óÏó´«Ã½ Arts Digital
The best of British culture live and on demand.
Podcast
-
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music