Orhan Pamuk on competing myths
Andrew Marr discusses the divisions in society with Orhan Pamuk, Jon Sopel, Shobana Jeyasingh and Roxana Silbert.
Andrew Marr talks to the Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk about his latest novel, The Red-Haired Woman. Set in Istanbul in the 20th century, it's a family drama which weaves together competing foundation myths of patricide and filicide and pits tradition against modernity; east and west. There are more competing ideologies in Jon Sopel's 'Notes from Trump's America' which paints a picture of a country riven by divisions between black and white, rich and poor, the urban and the rural. Reality and fantasy play a part in the choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh's critique of the orientalist ballet La Bayadere. She looks back to the moment in the 19th century when genuine Indian dancers were rejected in favour of the idealised exotic version of the temple dancer in the Western imagination. 'What Shadows' is a play that tells the story of Enoch Powell's famous 'rivers of blood' speech from 1968, and its impact on the country decades later. The play's director Roxana Silbert says the play shows how prejudice can be found across the political spectrum.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Orhan Pamuk
The Red-Haired Woman, translated by Ekin Oklap, is published by Faber & Faber
Roxana Silbert
Roxana Silbert is artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre and was previously an associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Previously she was artistic director of Paines Plough Theatre Company (2005-2009), literary director at the Traverse Theatre (2001-2004) and associate director at the Royal Court (1998-2000).
Roxana directs What Shadows at Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre until the 23rd September, and then at the Park Theatre in London from 27th September.Â
Jon Sopel
If Only They Didn’t Speak English - Notes from Trump’s America is published by 91Èȱ¬ Books
Shobana Jeyasingh
Bayadère – The Ninth Life at The Lowry, Salford 28–29 Sept 2017; Sadlers Wells Theatre, London 16–17 Oct 2017
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Andrew Marr |
Interviewed Guest | Orhan Pamuk |
Interviewed Guest | Jon Sopel |
Interviewed Guest | Shobana Jeyasingh |
Interviewed Guest | Roxana Silbert |
Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Sep 2017 09:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
- Mon 18 Sep 2017 21:3091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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