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Roger Lloyd Pack; cuts in arts budgets

Mark Lawson looks at what impact 40% cuts would have on the arts; interview with actor Roger Lloyd Pack.

Mark Lawson reports on what impact 40% cuts would have on the arts. He's joined by Liz Forgan, Chair of the Arts Council, Michael Boyd Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Richard Mantle General Director of Opera North to discuss planning for reduced budgets.

A new production of The Duchess of Malfi involves the audience wandering around disused buildings in London's Docklands and stumbling across elements of the story which they have to piece together.

Helen Wallace reviews this collaboration between immersive theatre group Punchdrunk and the English National Opera with music from composer Torsten Rasch.

The studio guest tonight is actor Roger Lloyd Pack who has starred in The Vicar of Dibley, Only Fools and Horses and in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He can currently be seen in the sit-com The Old Guys on 91热爆 One.

Director and performer Barry Grantham talks about his mission to get the nation dancing. His latest production, Dance Crazy encourages audience members to get up on stage wearing a Max Wall mask, learn an eccentric dance and break the world record for the number of Max Wall look-alikes performing together.

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30 minutes

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  • Arts cuts report

    Mark Lawson reports on what impact 40% cuts would have on the arts.

    Duration: 13:38

  • The Duchess of Malfi Review

    Review of a new production of The Duchess of Malfi which involves the audience wandering around disused buildings in London's Docklands to piece together the story.

    Duration: 05:43

  • Interview: Roger Lloyd Pack

    Studio guest Roger Lloyd Pack who has starred in The Vicar of Dibley, Only Fools and Horses and in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He can currently be seen in the sit-com The Old Guys on 91热爆 One.

    Duration: 08:40

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  • Wed 14 Jul 2010 19:15

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