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Last broadcast on Wed, 16 Dec 2009, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
A new stage version of Theodore Seuss Geisel's The Cat in The Hat, directed by Katie Mitchell for the Cottesloe Stage at the National Theatre in London, is aimed at three- to six-year-olds. Mark Ecclestone, armed with the opinions of several children, reviews.
London's Wigmore Hall recently launched a series of concerts devoted to the countertenor voice, a register which has confused audiences over the years, and at times been accused of sounding unnatural. Three countertenors at different stages of their careers talk to Mark Lawson about perfecting the upper realms of the male voice.
Rupert Everett, David Tennant, Sarah Harding and Celia Imrie star in St Trininan's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, the follow-up to the 2007 film. Kate Saunders reviews.
Front Row's selection of crime books for Christmas is made by critic Jeff Parks.
St Trinian's 2 - The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2 - The Legend of Fritton's Gold is on national release this Friday, certificate PG.
The Art of the Countertenor
The Art of the Countertenor series continues at The Wigmore Hall with David Daniels on 21 February and Iestyn Davies performs in The Messiah at St John's Smith Square on 23 December.
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat In The Hat, is on the Cottesloe Stage of the National Theatre in London until 18 January.
Front Row Christmas Crime Novel Round Up
Jeff Parks chooses:
The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin
A Whispered Name by William Brodrick
The Fate of Katherine Carr by Thomas H Cook
The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker
Tooth and Claw by Nigel McCrery
Martyr by Rory Clements
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Wed 16 Dec 200919:15
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