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Rules for Living, Blind, Richard III, Acts of the Assassins, Body in Ancient Greek Art

Rules for Living at the National Theatre, Norwegian film Blind, Richard III's reburial, Richard Beard's Acts of the Assassins and Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art.

Sam Holcroft's new play, Rules For Living, at The National's Dorfman Theatre shows a family full of traits and ticks that define their relationships. How do we react when we're under pressure with our nearest and dearest?

The Norwegian film Blind plays around with perception. The lead character loses her sight and has to reassess her relationship with the world and especially those around her.

We've been watching Channel 4's coverage of the re-internment of Richard III. How fascinating can many hours of television devoted to the burying of a 500 year old corpse be?

The Acts of the Assassins by Richard Beard could be boiled down to a police procedural about the deaths of Christ's apostles, but it is set simultaneously in the 1st and 21st centuries

Defining Beauty; The Body in Ancient Greek Art at The British Museum looks at the development and influence of Greek sculpture, drawing on their permanent collection and many rarely-loaned works from overseas

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Kamila Shamsie, Emma Woolf and Nicholas Lezard. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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Acts of the Assassins

The book Acts of the Assassins by Richard Beard is published by Harvill Secker.

Blind

Written and directed by Eskil Vogt, Blind is in selected cinemas from Friday 27 March, certificate 18.聽

Richard III: The Reburial

Coverage of at Leicester Cathedral was broadcast on Channel 4.聽

Rules For Living

A new play by Sam Holcroft, is at the Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre in London until 8 July 2015.聽

Defining Beauty: The Body in Greek Art

The exhibition is at the British Museum in London until 5 July 2015.聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Kamila Shamsie
Interviewed Guest Emma Woolf
Interviewed Guest Nicholas Lezard
Producer Oliver Jones

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  • Sat 28 Mar 2015 19:15

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