Miss Saigon, Northern Flyway, Swansong, Tuesday Review
Janice Forsyth chats to stars of Miss Saigon, Ashley Gilmour and Red Concepcion. Plus she hears about Northern Flyway, a new show created by Inge Thomson and Jenny Sturgeon.
Janice Forsyth chats to two of the stars of Miss Saigon - Ashley Gilmour and Red Concepcion - which has landed at the Edinburgh Festival for a month-long run.
She also hears about NORTHERN FLYWAY, a new show on at Celtic Connections created by musicians Inge Thomson and Jenny Sturgeon, which explores the ecology, folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and birdsong.
Vocalist and composer Kerry Andrew talks about her debut novel, Swansong and the 17th century ballad that inspired it.
We also hear from Lonely Tourist who provide our single of the week and our regular Tuesday Reviewer team give their thoughts on Peter May's new book, David Letterman's new Netflix talk show - with first guest - Barak Obama - and the productions of Strangers on a Train on this week at Glasgow's Theatre Royal.
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Sun and Moon from Miss Saigon
Cameron Mackintosh鈥檚 new production of Boublil and Sch枚nberg鈥檚 legendary musical, MISS SAIGON, opened last week at Edinburgh鈥檚 Festival Theatre, for a month-long run, part of the national tour following smash hit runs in the West End and on Broadway.
Based on Madame Butterfly, it鈥檚 a story of love and war, set during the last days of the Vietnam War. 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with Chris, an American GI, but they鈥檙e torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on a journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he's fathered a son. 聽
Inge Thomson and Jenny Sturgeon
Northern Flyway is the creation of Inge Thomson聽and聽Jenny Sturgeon聽and explores the ecology, folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and birdsong.
It was a sell-out at its premiere on Saturday at the Barn in Banchory 鈥� and this weekend there are two performances at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow for Celtic Connections.Broadcast
- Tue 23 Jan 2018 14:0091热爆 Radio Scotland
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