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Front Row: Robert Eggers on The Northman, Oliver Jeffers, the late Sir Harrison Birtwistle

19/04/2022

Robert Eggers on The Northman, Oliver Jeffers, the late Sir Harrison Birtwistle

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Director Robert Eggers on his new film The Northman.

The Northman director Robert Eggers; artist and writer Oliver Jeffers; David Benedict on The Olivier Awards; the late Sir Harrison Birtwistle.

Director Robert Eggers discusses his new film The Northman, set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century. A Nordic prince sets out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered. The plot, which is an old Nordic story, is allegedly the basis for the plot of Hamlet. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Björk, Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke.

The Olivier Awards recently returned to The Royal Albert Hall for a glittering ceremony, following a pandemic hiatus. They’re widely regarded as honouring a who’s who of great British theatre but critic David Benedict believes they aren’t truly representative. He joins Samira to make the case for shaking up the Oliviers.

Artist and writer Oliver Jeffers discusses Our Place in Space, a 10km sculpture trail representing the solar system which is part of Unboxed, a celebration of creativity, taking place across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and online from March to October.

We remember Sir Harrison Birtwistle, one of the most significant British composers of the last century, whose death at the age of 87 was announced yesterday.

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