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Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events, with Tom Sutcliffe and guests

Presenter Tom Sutcliffe and guests offer sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events

Tom Sutcliffe

Christopher Frayling

Rebecca Stott

Tiffany Jenkins

Oliver Jones

Saturday Review: Tartuffe, L'Amant Double, William Trevor, Animals and Us, Get Shorty on TV

Tartuffe, L'Amant Double, William Trevor, Animals and Us, Get Shorty on TV

02/06/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Tartuffe, L'Amant Double, William Trevor, Animals and Us, Get Shorty on TV

Tartuffe, L'amant Double, William Trevor, Animals and Us, Get Shorty on TV.

Tartuffe at Theatre Royal Haymarket, Francois Ozon's L'amant Double, William Trevor's Last Stories, Animals and Us at Turner Contemporary in Margate and Get Shorty on TV.

A bilingual production of Moliere's Tartuffe at Theatre Royal Haymarket, written by Christopher Hampton and updated to a setting in contemporary Los Angeles sounds like a winning formula. It has had some damning reviews elsewhere in the press; what will our reviewers make of it?
Francois Ozon's newest film L'amant Double deals with a Hitchcockian plot line involving twin psychiatrists both treating the same beautiful young woman who is having emotional and relationship problems. They also both happen to be sleeping with her too. It's very slick, stylish and French but is it any good? 
A final collection of short stories by acclaimed Irish writer William Trevor, who died in 2016, has just been published. We discuss "Last Stories"
Animals and Us is the latest exhibition at Turner Contemporary in Margate; it reflects on the relationship between humans and other animals. How well does it deal with such a gargantuan subject?
Elmore Leonard's book Get Shorty was made into a successful film in 1995 and is now a TV series starring Chris O'dowd.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Christopher Frayling, Rebecca Stott and Tiffany Jenkins. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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