Antony Sher on Willy Loman, Patrick Gale, National Videogame Arcade
Antony Sher on playing Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Patrick Gale on his new novel A Place Called Winter and the opening of the National Videogame Arcade.
On the centenary of the birth of Arthur Miller, the RSC's Gregory Doran is directing the playwright's Death of a Salesman with Antony Sher as Willy Loman. Front Row visits the Royal Shakespeare Company's rehearsal room, and hears too from other great actors who have played the salesman - Warren Mitchell, Brian Dennehy and Dustin Hoffman.
This weekend the city of Nottingham sees the opening of The National Videogame Arcade, the world's first cultural centre for gaming. Samira Ahmed goes for a sneak preview and meets Iain Simons, co-founder of the Arcade, and Alex Roberts, one of the engineers who has been creating new games for the new Arcade.
Patrick Gale discusses his new novel, A Place Called Winter, set in the beginning of the 19th century it follows the story of Harry Cane who leaves behind his wife and daughter, in order to keep a scandalous love affair with another man quiet, and emigrates to the harsh prairie wilderness of Canada.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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Death of a Salesman 鈥� Part One
Duration: 06:22
National Videogame Arcade
Duration: 06:37
Patrick Gale
Duration: 08:31
Death of a Salesman 鈥� Part Two
Duration: 06:22
Death of a Salesman
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is at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon until 2 May 2015. 聽
Image above and life: Death of a Salesman rehearsal. Photo by Ellie Kurttz 漏 RSC
Patrick Gale
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A Place Called Winter by is available in hardback and ebook now.
Image: Photo by Claire McNamee. 聽聽
National Videogame Arcade
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聽in Nottingham opens on Saturday 28 March 2015聽聽
Image: Schoolkids enjoy Jump! exhibition at National Videogame Arcade. 聽漏 Anthony Hopwood
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Rebecca Armstrong Interviewed Guest Antony Sher Interviewed Guest Warren Mitchell Interviewed Guest Brian Dennehy Interviewed Guest Dustin Hoffman Interviewed Guest Iain Simons Interviewed Guest Alex Roberts Interviewed Guest Patrick Gale Broadcast
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