Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Gruff Rhys, Colin Barrett

Front Row

English - January 29, 2024 20:08 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB - ★★★★ - 108 ratings
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, who have been married for close to thirty years, talk to Tom Sutcliffe about playing three couples on stage in Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite. They’re joined by director John Benjamin Hickey to explain why they wanted to bring this very New York show to London’s West End.

Having won both awards and praise for his short stories, Colin Barrett discusses his funny and thrilling first novel Wild Houses, set in the margins rural Ireland.

Welsh musician, composer, filmmaker and author Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals fame talks about his 25th album, Sadness Sets Me Free, and performs a track especially for Front Row.

Producer: Olivia Skinner
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe