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The Afternoon Show: Catherine McGrath, 15 minute opera, and the Tuesday Review

Janice

24/07/2018

Catherine McGrath, 15 minute opera, and the Tuesday Review

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Catherine McGrath, 15 minute opera, and the Tuesday Review

Janice talks to singer Catherine McGrath, plus the revival of Stewed Rhubarb Press.

Rising country star Catherine McGrath talks about her new album and discovering Americana in rural Northern Ireland.

Members of NOISE (New Opera In Scotland Events) tell Janice about their 3 Operas in 1 night, featuring new commissions Ceilidh, the story of ceilidh in a 15 minute opera, and Love Speaks, inspired by the decision to make anti-HIV drug PrEP available from NHS Scotland. 

Poets Jenny Lindsay and Harry Josephine Giles join publisher James Harding to celebrate the revival of small press Stewed Rhubarb.

Rising country star Catherine McGrath talks about her new album and discovering Americana in rural Northern Ireland.

Paul English reports from Quebec on the development of new play First Snow / Premiere Neige, developed by the National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with with Theatre PAP and Hotel-Motel since 2014.

Plus the Tuesday Review: Claire Sawers, Phil Miller and Laura Waddell on new BBC drama Age Before Beauty, the return of Orange is the New Black, and the National Galleries of Scotland's Rembrandt exhibition.

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