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The Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman

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25/01/2013

Duration:
1 hour, 57 minutes
First broadcast:
Friday 25 January 2013

Claudia chats to Nichola McAuliffe and Julian Glover about the national tour of Maurice's Jubilee, following a sell-out run at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival. This is Olivier Award winning Nichola McAuliffe's most recent play and she reprises her role as Katie, alongside Olivier Award winning Julian Glover as Maurice.

Queen of the relationship novel, Amanda Brookfield, drops by to talk about her new book The Love Child.

Arts Show correspondent Thomas Magill opens up the Arts Desk with the next 7 days of not-to-be-missed arts news from around the country. And he catches up with Richard O'Brien for the 40th anniversary tour of The Rocky Horror Show.

Plus, Alex Heminsley reviews the latest books. And film critic Charlie Lyne has the latest movie and DVD releases around the country.

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  • Thomas Magill's Arts Desk

    There's some great new exhibitions, plays and musicals opening this week across the UK.

    ART

    The Holburne Museum in Bath has an exhibition called Painted Pomp: Art & Fashion in the Age of Shakespeare which opens tomorrow.

    An exhibition including sculpture, photography and art - focusing on the topic of conflict and war opens today at the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry called "Caught in the Crossfire".

    Also opening this week in the Midlands - at the Leamington Spa Art Gallery is the first ever retrospective exhibition featuring the work of John Bridgeman - and hugey important figure in the region as Head of Sculptor at the Birmingham School of Art for almost 30 years.

    THEATRE

    Opening at St James Theatre in London this Wednesday is "Our Country's Good" starring Dominic Thorburn and Laura Dos-Santos - ahead of its 25th anniversary next year.

    Finally, if you're in the Swindon area and fancy a bit of a boogie - "Soul Sister" pulls into the Wyvern Theatre from Monday.

  • Alex Heminsley's Book Review

    Bring up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel

    The Innocents - Francesca Segal

    Dotter of her Father's Eyes - Mary Talbot

  • Amanda Brookfield

    Amanda Brookfield

    With thirteen books under her belt Amanda Brookfield certainly knows how to write a page turner. Loving the messy complicated side of relationships Amanda’s latest offering, The Love Child looks at a a family in crisis after a painful break up.

    Amanda Brookfield

  • Charile Lyne's Film Review

    Charile Lyne's Film Review

    1. Lincoln (Cinema)

    2. Zero Dark Thirty (Cinema)

    3. Looper (DVD)

    4. Paranorman (DVD)

  • Maurice's Jubilee

    Maurice's Jubilee

    Nichola McAuliffe and Julian Glover talk about their award winning play.

    Maurice's Jubilee

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