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Front Row: Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, Stewart Copeland, and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Stewart Copeland on Police Deranged for Orchestra, playwright Ryan Calais Cameron's Retrograde, and is Morris dancing having a moment?

The playwright Ryan Calais Cameron's critically acclaimed play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy has just transferred to London's West End. Samira Ahmed talks to him about its success and his new play at The Kiln in London, Retrograde, set in 1950s Hollywood and following a young Sidney Poitier.

Stewart Copeland, founder member and drummer of The Police, now a composer for film, opera and ballet, has reinterpreted the 80s rock band's biggest hits. He talks to Samira about his operas, movie soundtracks and his new album and tour, Police Deranged for Orchestra. 

Next Monday is May Day when morris dancers will perform at dawn to greet the summer. Morris dancing is itself enjoying a moment in the sun: Boss Morris, an all-female folk dance group, performed with the Best New Artist winners, Wet Leg, at this year's Brit Awards. Samira is joined by Michael Heaney, author of a new history of the dance; the musician Rob Harbron, who composes new morris tunes; and Lily Cheetham of Boss Morris – who will dance for us.   

Presenter: Samira Ahmed 
Producer: Paul Waters

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