Artsweek

Title

Artsweek

Genre

Interview; Talk show

TX Date

4 Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:51:46

Description

Artsweek, presented by Sue Jameson. Actors Tim Pigott-Smith and Patricia Hodge talk about their new play, Benefactors, by Michael Frayn. Artist Karl Jaeger talks to Carol Allen about his new night time exhibition at the Clarendon Gallery. Chairman of the Greater London Council Arts Committee, Peter Pitt talks about why the council is investing in the four main London orchestras. Actors Paola Dionisotti and Rupert Frazer talk about their new play, The Way of the World, by William Congreve. Actors Sally Cookson and Lisa Jacobs talk about taking over the roles of Daisy and Trixie in the West End production of Daisy Pulls it Off. Reporter Tony Cook talks to potters Gordon Baldwin and Mick Casson during an exhibition at the British Craft Centre. Author Richard Traubner talks about his new book, Operetta: A Theatrical History. A song from Neil Simon’s Little Me is played. Comedian Russ Abbot talks about his West End debut in Little Me. The programme ends with Real Live Girl, sung by Sid Ceasar.

Contributors

Carol Allen; Tony Cook; Sue Jameson; Rupert Frazer; Patricia Hodge; Tim Pigott-Smith; Karl Jaeger; Peter Pitt; Paola Dionisotti; Sally Cookson; Lisa Jacobs; Gordon Baldwin; Mick Casson; Richard Traubner; Russ Abbot

Keywords

Comedy; Books; Actors; Theatre; Purchasers; Television; Drama; Public finance; Artists; Finance; Films; Musical theatre; Machinery; Art; Comedians; Orchestras; Art galleries; Cultural exhibitions; Behaviour; Sweeney Todd; Cultural users; Enid Blyton; Lights; Pottery; Illustrations; Benefactors; Michael Frayn; Illuminations; The Way of the World; William Congreve; Stuart period; Daisy Pulls it Off; Potters; British Craft Centre; Operetta: A Theatrical History; Operetta; Neil Simon; Little Me

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