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The Prince of Egypt, Costume designer Sandy Powell, Irish folk singer Lisa O’ Neill

Composer Stephen Schwartz on taking The Prince of Egypt to the stage and costume designer Sandy Powell on her campaign to preserve Derek Jarman's house at Dungeness

Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of Wicked and Godspell, on his spectacular new stage musical about Moses, The Prince of Egypt, based on the 1998 DreamWorks animation and featuring his hit song When You Believe.

Leading costume designer and three-time Oscar winner Sandy Powell joins us in the studio. Not content with merely garnering BAFTA and Oscar nominations for her work this year on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Powell spent both ceremonies asking fellow nominees to sign her outfit, part of a fundraising campaign to help preserve Derek Jarman’s cottage in Dungeness. Powell worked with the director, writer and artist on several films and the suit she wore to the ceremonies will be auctioned as part of the appeal.

Acclaimed Irish folk singer song writer Lisa O’Neill talks to John Wilson about the importance of traditional songs, storytelling and politics to her music, as she performs this week at “Imagining Ireland” at the Barbican in London, an event celebrating the groundswell of women’s voices in Irish literature, music and poetry.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Simon Richardson

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Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Photo credit: Nathan Jones

The Prince of Egypt is at the until 12 Sept

Main image: The Prince of Egypt
Photo credit: Tristram Kenton

Sandy Powell

Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell in her signed suit


Lisa O'Neill

Lisa O'Neill
Lisa O'Neill
Photo credit:  Julia Dunin Photography

Lisa O’Neill performs in the Imagining Ireland concert at the on 21 Feb at 7.30 pm

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