Noughts + Crosses, Pretty Woman the Musical, the rise of Subtitles
Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses. Plus Liz Carr reviews the new West End stage musical Pretty Woman.
Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's best-selling young adult novel Noughts + Crosses for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1, creating an alternative world where Europe has been colonised by Africa, the ruling class are black and the white population are slaves.
As Korean film Parasite dominates the box office, have theatre, film and TV audiences become more accepting of subtitles? Declan Donnellan, artistic director of theatre company Cheek by Jowl, who is directing Thomas Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy on stage in Italian with English surtitles, discusses with Film and TV critic Hannah McGill.
The Broadway production of Pretty Woman The Musical, based on the 1990s classic rom-com, has transferred to London, featuring new songs co-written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book based on the original film script. Liz Carr, actor and fan of the film, reviews.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Timothy Prosser
Main Image: Sephy Hadley (Masali Baduza) and Callum McGregor (Jack Rowan) in Noughts + Crosses. Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ / Mammoth Screen / Ilze Kitshoff
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Noughts + Crosses director Koby Adom on diversity in TV
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Noughts + Crosses

Image:Ìý Sephy Hadley (Masali Baduza), Callum McGregor (Jack Rowan).Ìý Credit:Ìý ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ / Mammoth Screen / Ilze KitshoffÌý
Pretty Woman: The Musical

Ìýon now at Piccadilly Theatre, London W1
Image:Ìý Danny Mac 'Edward Lewis', Aimie Atkinson 'Vivian Ward' and The Company. Photo Helen Maybanks
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