Playing Iago; Bridget Riley; Stephen Witt; Christopher Lee and Ron Moody remembered; Soweto Kinch on Ornette Coleman
Arts news with John Wilson. Hugh Quarshie and Lucian Msamati on playing Othello and Iago, and Christopher Lee, Ron Moody and Ornette Coleman remembered.
Hugh Quarshie and Lucian Msamati discuss playing Othello and Iago in the RSC's first production to cast a black actor as Iago.
Kim Newman remembers the actor Christopher Lee who has died aged 93 and Tony Robinson remembers the actor Ron Moody who he appeared with in the original stage production of Oliver!
Richard Cork reviews a new retrospective of Bridget Riley's work at the De La Warr Pavilion in Sussex.
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch pays tribute to Ornette Coleman, the legendary jazz saxophonist who has died aged 85.
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Hugh Quarshie and Lucian Msamati on playing Othello and Iago
Duration: 06:54
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Christopher Lee
Duration: 05:05
Ron Moody
Duration: 04:38
RSC's new production of Othello
Duration: 09:12
Bridget Riley Retrospective
Duration: 04:36
Ornette Coleman
Duration: 04:03
Othello
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is at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon until 28 August 2015.聽 The performance will be streamed into cinemas on 26 August 2015.
Main image and left: Photos by Keith Pattison 漏 RSC.聽
Bridget Riley - The Curve Paintings
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, is at The De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill from 13 June to 6 September 2015.
Image:聽Lagoon 2 Streak 2,聽installation view. 漏 2015 Bridget Riley. All rights reserved, courtesy Karsten Schubert, London. Photo by Nigel Green
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Lucian Msamati Interviewed Guest Hugh Quarshie Interviewed Guest Iqbal Khan Interviewed Guest Tony Robinson Interviewed Guest Richard Cork Interviewed Guest Kim Newman Interviewed Guest Soweto Kinch Producer Ellie Bury Broadcast
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