Ria Zmitrowicz on The Power, The ENO’s The Dead City and God’s Creatures reviewed

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English - March 30, 2023 19:13 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB - ★★★★ - 108 ratings
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Ria Zmitrowicz talks about her role in The Power, the TV adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel. She plays Roxy Monke, the daughter of a notorious crime boss whose aspirations to join the family business are realized when she gains a mysterious new power.

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by author Michael Arditti and critic Alexandra Coughlan review the ENO’s new production of Korngold’s opera The Dead City and new film God’s Creatures, which stars Paul Mescal and Emily Watson .

Lee Stockdale has won the National Poetry Competition for a poem about his father. His poem won out over 17,000 other entries from more than 100 countries. He explains how he became a poet and what winning means to him.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Kirsty Starkey