Colin Currie performs live, author Catherine Lacey, the influence of Noel Coward

Front Row

English - April 17, 2023 19:24 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB - ★★★★ - 108 ratings
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Percussionist Colin Currie performs live in the Front Row studio. He discusses his new interpretation of one of minimalist composer Steve Reich’s best known works, Music for 18 Musicians.

50 years on from the death of playwright Noel Coward, biographer Oliver Soden and theatre director Michael Longhurst look at his legacy and ask what he means to theatre audiences today, as a new production of Coward’s Private Lives opens.

Author Catherine Lacey on Biography of X, her genre redefining new novel about a mysterious artist, which includes fictionalised footnotes and references.

Presenter: Shahidha Bari
Producer: Julian May