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Arena: Theatre: The Prospect Before Us

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on BBC Two England

On 3 May, the lights will go on again at the Old Vic, giving a new home to Britain's most famous touring company - Prospect.
"Arena" talks to some of the stars Prospect Theatre Company has assembled for an ambitious and imposing season and watches them playing and in rehearsal: Eileen Atkins in "St Joan", Derek Jacobi and Barbara Jefford in "Hamlet", Dorothy Tutin and Alec McCowen in "Antony and Cleopatra", Timothy West and William Louther in a new musical adaptation of "The Iliad" by Christopher Logue.
Producer PETER ADAM

Contributors

Actress:
Eileen Atkins
Actor:
Derek Jacobi
Actress:
Barbara Jefford
Actress:
Dorothy Tutin
Actor:
Alec McCowen
Actor:
William Louther
Producer:
Peter Adam
Source: Radio Times

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