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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, Animals, Colson Whitehead, Olafur Eliasson, This Way Up

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out at Manchester Royal Exchange, Animals film, Colson Whitehead - The Nickel Boys, Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, This Way Up on Channel 4

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Scenes From The Luddite Rebellion has just opened at Manchester Royal Exchange. Combining verbatim recreations and imagined encounters, it looks at Manchester and England at the beginning of industrialisation
Animals is a new film based on the novel by Emma Jane Unsworth. Two friends messily drift along and apart and back together in Dublin
Colson Whitehead's new novel The Nickel Boys fictionalises the true story of a reform institution in Florida where cruelty, abuse and violence were the norm
Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life is at Tate Modern in London - showing 27 years of the output of the Norwegian Icelandic artist
This Way Up is a new sitcom on Channel 4 starring Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Henry Hitchings, Patrice Lawrence and Jen Harvie. The producer is Oliver Jones

PodcastExtra recommendations:

Jen: Burgerz by Travis Alabanza Shit Theatre's Drink Rum with Expats, and Fair Fringe /Cost Of The Fringe/ Fringe of Colour
Henry: Jonathan Gibbs - The Large Door
Patrice: Anthony Joseph - Kitch and Sam Selvon- The Lonely Londoners

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Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life

Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life
Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life is on at the Tate Modern, London until Sunday 5 January 2020.
Image:聽Olafur Eliasson,聽Big Bang Fountain,聽2014. Photo: Anders Sune BergCourtesy of the artist; neugerriemschneider, Berlin; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Los Angeles 漏 2014 Olafur Eliasson

Animals

Animals
Animals聽is in cinemas from Friday 2 August, certificate 15.

Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead聽is published by Fleet.

This Way Up

This Way Up
This Way Up starts on Thursday 8 August at 22:00 on Channel 4.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Image: Mark Johnson

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out: Scenes From The Luddite Rebellion is on at the聽Royal Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester until Saturday 10 August.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Image: Manuel Harlan

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  • Sat 3 Aug 2019 19:15

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