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Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed, Dmitry Glukhovsky's The White Factory

Marina Abramovic retrospective and Yorkshire ripper TV drama The Long Shadow, reviewed; Dmitry Glukhovsky on his play The White Factory set in the ghetto of wartime 艁贸d藕.

Writer Joan Smith and art historian Katy Hessel review a retrospective exhibition of the performance artist Marina Abramovic at the Royal Academy and a new ITV drama about the Yorkshire ripper, The Long Shadow.

The Russian journalist, novelist and now playwright Dmitry Glukhovsky talks about his stage drama The White Factory telling the story of the ghetto in 艁贸d藕, Poland during the second world war. In it he explores the corrosive nature of compromise as the Jews are forced to choose which amongst them will be sent to the death camps and which will survive. He also talks to Tom about his exile from his homeland having spoken out against the war in Ukraine.

And Front Row celebrates of the centenary the publication of Harmonium, the first collection of poetry by the American Wallace Stevens. John Lightbody reads The Emperor of Ice Cream.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Julian May

Marina Abramovic 1:10
The White Factory 13:05
Wallace Stevens 24:42
The Long Shadow 26:31

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  • Wed 20 Sep 2023 19:15

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