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Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
The director discusses the restrictions of using texts written by others.
  1. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
    00:37
    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  2. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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  3. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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  4. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  5. The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
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    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
  6. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  7. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  9. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  10. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
  11. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  12. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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