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Diary of a Teenage Girl, Splendour, Death by Video Game, York Art Gallery, Last Man on Earth

A look at the film Diary of a Teenage Girl, Abi Morgan's play Splendour at London's Donmar, Death by Video Game, York Art Gallery's reopening and US comedy Last Man on Earth.

Controversial film Diary of a Teenage Girl deals with a 15 year old girl who looks for love and ends up sleeping with her mother's boyfriend.
Abi Morgan's play 2002 play Splendour is revived at London's Donmar Warehouse - 4 women deal with an imminent civil war, separately and together
Simon Parkin's book Death By Video Game looks ta the cultural significance and influence of the industry worth 拢3.9bn last year in the UK alone.
York Art Gallery has reopened after a 3 year 拢8m refit. Housing the Centre Of Ceramic Art, how well does it combine old masters with new pottery?
A new US TV comedy series Last Man On Earth has a central character who is a dreadful slob - why bother making an effort when you're alone on the planet? - does that make him too unappealing to like?

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45 minutes

TV: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH

TV: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
On Dave from Monday 10 August at 9 pm with a double bill

THEATRE: SPLENDOUR

THEATRE: SPLENDOUR
At the theatre, London until 26 September 2015

Picture credit: Genevieve O'Reilly as Kathryn. 聽Photograph by Johan Persson

FILM: THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL (18)

FILM: THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE  GIRL (18)
In cinemas from 7 August 2015聽

BOOK: DEATH BY VIDEOGAME (Tales of Obsession from the Virtual Frontline)

By Simon Parkin and published by Serpent鈥檚 Tail

EXHIBITION: CENTRE OF CERAMIC ART

EXHIBITION: CENTRE OF CERAMIC ART
At the newly reopened

Picture credit: Kippa Matthews

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  • Sat 8 Aug 2015 19:15

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