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On The Arts Hour this week with Nikki Bedi, we dedicate half of the show to the legendary South African actor and playwright Dr John Kani, T鈥機haka for all those Marvel fans, as he discusses his latest play Kunene and the King which premieres at the Royal Shakespeare Company鈥檚 Swan Theatre in Stratford upon Avon. Kani stars, along with South African born British actor Sir Anthony Sher, as two men, from contrasting walks of life, who are brought together twenty five years after South Africa鈥檚 first post-apartheid democratic elections.
John Kani also discusses his career in theatre and film and why he put his life on the line for his art.

Also film critic MaryAnn Johanson discusses the hottest topics in arts and culture.

Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong鈥檕 reveals how she used her suppressed emotions to create her roles in her new film Us.

British actor turned director Ralph Fiennes tells us why he wanted to make his film The White Crow in Russian

Actor Tom Hiddleston shares his passion for film soundtracks

And we have music from Sudanese Italian singer Amira Kheir

(Photo: John Kani in Kunene and the King (c) Ellie Kurttz/RSC)