Thoroughbreds, The Way of the World, Richard Powers, City in the City, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Black comedy Thoroughbreds, The Way of the World at The Donmar Warehouse, Richard Powers's The Overstory, 大象传媒 TV's The City in the City, In My Shoes at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Black comedy thriller film Thoroughbreds is about 2 American teenage girls who hatch a plot to kill one of their step-fathers. Is it easier to hire an assassin or do it themselves? And will emotions get in the way of such a potentially messy business?
Congreve's The Way Of The World at London's Donmar Warehouse is a restoration comedy. But how funny can one make a wildly convoluted 300 year old plot about inheritance funny for today's theatre goers?
Richard Powers' latest novel is The Overstory - about mankind's relationship with the arboreal world. Eight stories set around the USA over several centuries come together to make readers rethink their relationship with trees
大象传媒 TV is broadcasting a 4 part adaptation of China Mieville's novel The City & The City. It's a complicated speculative fiction work involving two cities which occupy exactly the same space and time but are invisible to each other. Well sort of... See if our reviewers have made sense of the idea
The Arts Council Collection tours the UK bringing major works by established and emerging British artists to venues which might not otherwise have access to important contemporary art. The exhibition In My Shoes at Yorkshire Sculpture Park is the opening venue for a chance to see the newest collection additions.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Jessica Burton, John Mullan and Sarah Crompton. The producer is Oliver Jones.
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Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds (Cert 15) is on wide release
The Way Of The World
The Way Of The World runs at The Donmar Warehouse until 26th May
Image: Johan Persson
The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers is published by Heinemann
Image: Joan Maloof
In My Shoes
In My Shoes is at Yorkshire Sculpture Park until 17th June.
Image: Our intrepid reviewers upon Seventy-One Steps by David Nash
The City & The City
The first episode of City & The City was on 大象传媒2 on Friday 6th April and is available on iPlayer
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessica Burton |
| Interviewed Guest | John Mullan |
| Interviewed Guest | Sarah Crompton |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 7 Apr 2018 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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