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Front Row: Dawn French, Coldplay album reviewed, Ben Miles on Thomas Cromwell

Dawn French, Coldplay album reviewed, Ben Miles on Thomas Cromwell

16/05/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Dawn French, Coldplay album reviewed, Ben Miles on Thomas Cromwell

Actress, writer and comedian Dawn French, Coldplay reviewed, Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell.

Actress, writer and comedian Dawn French, Coldplay album Ghost Stories reviewed, and actor Ben Miles on playing Thomas Cromwell in the stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novels.

Actress, writer and comedian Dawn French talks candidly to Kirsty about preparations for her first ever solo stage show, and why she's decided to include personal stories in her performance ranging from her marriages, body issues and family tragedy. Ben Miles - who plays Thomas Cromwell in the RSC version of Hilary Mantel's novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies - on being onstage for nearly six hours. Plus after lead singer Chris Martin's conscious uncoupling from Gwyneth Paltrow, we review the Coldplay album which supposedly reveals his heartbreak.

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