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Robert De Niro on The Irishman, subverting the gaze, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

Fairview director Nadia Latif and portraitist Lorna May Wadsworth on challenging the gaze and Robert De Niro on reuniting with Martin Scorsese in The Irishman

Robert De Niro discusses reuniting with Martin Scorsese after nearly 25 years for The Irishman, the big-budget epic Netflix saga about organised crime over five decades, also starring those classic mob actors Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel.

After inspiring a popular video game, The Witcher Saga, the dark and fantastical novels of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski have now been adapted for TV. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, the showrunner for the new Netflix series, talks about the art of genre fiction adaptation.

Fairview is Jackie Sibblies Drury鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize winning play that challenges the audience to consider how their race affects their interpretation of the drama they are watching. We've paired Nadia Latif , the director of the Young Vic's production, with celebrated portraitist Lorna May Wadsworth to talk about 鈥渢he gaze鈥 in their contrasting art forms. What is it, why is it so important, how do different arts subvert it and to what end?

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Hannah Robins

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The Irishman

The Irishman

The Irishman starting Robert De Niro is currently available on Netflix UK and Ireland.

Image: Kirsty Lang & Robert De Niro. Image Credit: Netflix

Main Image: Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran. Photo Credit: Netflix

The Witcher

The Witcher

The Witcher will be available on Netflix UK & Ireland from tomorrow.

Image: Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia

Image Credit: Netflix

The Gaze

The Gaze

GAZE: A Retrospective of Portraits by Lorna May Wadsworth. Is on until 15th Feb 2020 at Graves Gallery, Sheffield.

Image: Room 1, Graves Gallery

Image Credit: Tim Griffiths

Fairview

Fairview

Fairview is on at Young Vic until 23rd Jan 2020.

Image: (l-r) Naana Agyei-Ampadu, Rhashan Stone and Nicola Hughes.

Image Credit: Marc Brenner

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