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Kiss Me Kate, UK election: culture policies, Persephone Books

Stephanie J Block and director Bartlett Sher on Cole Porter’s show within a show, Kiss Me Kate, analysis of the Arts in the election manifestos, Persephone Books at 25.

Broadway star Stephanie J Block performs So In Love from the new production of Kiss Me Kate, at London’s Barbican. Tom talks to her and the Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher about creating the musical show within a show, which is based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Culture Editor Katie Razzall on what the political parties have included in – and left out of - their manifestos on the Arts and Culture. We also hear from The Lowry’s CEO Julia Fawcett and The Times’ Chief Culture Editor Richard Morrison about their thoughts on arts education, tax breaks for filmmakers, Arts Council England and economic regeneration.

And in Independent Bookshop Week – we hear from Persephone Books in Bath about 25 years of reprinting the work of neglected women writers, mostly from the mid-twentieth century, with recollections of the early days from publishing pioneer Nicola Beauman.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Paula McGrath

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  • Mon 17 Jun 2024 19:15

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