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Front Row: How theatres will cope with PM's advice? Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd, Kevin Guthrie

Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd, Kevin Guthrie, Arts for a crisis

How theatres will cope with PM's advice? Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd, Kevin Guthrie

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Jennifer Offill's novel Weather, Roy Hudd tribute, actor Kevin Guthrie on Netflix's The English Game and how will theatres cope with the PM's advice to avoid social venues?

American author Jenny Offill discusses her highly anticipated new novel, Weather, about a female librarian struggling to cope with a domestic life haunted by the growing awareness of catastrophic climate change. 

Actor and comic Roy Hudd has died at the age of 83. We speak to producer and writer John Lloyd - who was also a friend - about Roy's career.

The English Game, a new Netflix drama written by Julian "Downton Abbey" Fellowes charts the formative years of football in late 19th century England. The six-part series which follows two sportsmen on opposite sides of the class divide, begins streaming this week. Actor Kevin Guthrie, talks about taking on the role of Fergus Suter, the man considered to be the first professional footballer. 

The Prime Minister has announced that - among other precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus - the public should 'avoid pubs clubs theatres and other social venues'. How is this likley to affect arts venues?

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