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Front Row: Fiona Shaw, Edward St Aubyn, Under Milk Wood

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02/05/2014

Fiona Shaw, Edward St Aubyn, Under Milk Wood

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Fiona Shaw, Edward St Aubyn, Under Milk Wood

Razia Iqbal talks with Fiona Shaw about her role in The Testament of Mary, by Colm Toibin.

Arts news, reviews and interviews. Razia Iqbal talks with Fiona Shaw about her role in the new play The Testament of Mary, by Colm Toibin.

The Testament Of Mary, Colm Tóibín's Man Booker-nominated novella, has now been adapted for the theatre - starring Fiona Shaw and directed by Deborah Warner. Fiona Shaw joins Razia to discuss the effort and concentration required for a 100-minute monologue, and the way the production mixes religious and secular aspects.

Award winning revenge thriller Blue Ruin tells the story of an American man, Dwight Evans, who is seeking to kill his parents killers. As events unfold Evans, played by Macon Blair, undergoes a transformation from traumatised homeless drop-out to novice assassin. Mark Eccleston reviews.

Novelist Edward St Aubyn talks about his new book Lost For Words, a satirical look at the world of literary prizes.

And a new BBC and theatre production of Under Milk Wood to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth which includes contributions from Charlotte Church, Tom Jones and Michael Sheen.

Razia Iqbal - Presenter
Nicola Holloway - producer

Image Credit: Hugo Glendinning.

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