Break Out Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town House

Episode #33 - Kevin Macdonald on Directing Jodie Foster and Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian

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The film of the true story that sheds lights on the horrors of Guantánamo Bay

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We’re watching:

The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster and Tahar Rahim on Netflix

We’re reading:

Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

We’re booking:

Romeo and Juliet at Regents Park Open Air Theatre

https://openairtheatre.com/production/romeo-juliet

Romeo and Juliet at The Globe

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-live-stream-2021/

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at The Gillian Lynne Theatre

https://andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com

To Kill a Mockingbird adapted at The Gielgud Theatre

https://tickets.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/index.asp?ShoID=2945

We’re visiting:

New Normal Pictures by Gilbert & George

White Cube, Mason’s Yard

https://whitecube.com/exhibitions/exhibition/gilbert_and_george_masons_yard_2021

We’re celebrating:

The Jerwood Blue Sky Fund, which has given £1 million to The Theatre Artists Fund and Help Musicians

https://jerwoodarts.org/2021/03/12/jerwood-foundation-announces-blue-sky-fund/

Produced and Edited by Alex Graham