Arena Friday 7 March 2014
coming up on Friday's show...Margaret Atwood's terrifying vision of a dystopian future under a fundamentalist regime, the tv series of "The Handmaids Tale" begins this week, the latest crime fiction recommended reads and new albums from The Charlatans, James Vincent McMorrow and The Unthanks
Arena
Daily arts and popular culture show.
'Agnes' - Director David Bolger
A show which opens in the Project Arts Centre next week, celebrates the life of cabaret artist Agnes Bernelle. The man behind the show called Agnes is David Bolger of Cois Ceim Dance Company and he spoke to Seán Rocks about her life.
Cois Ceim’s Agnes, directed by David Bolger opens at the Project Arts Centre on 15th March with previews on 13th and 14th. projectartscentre.ie is the website.
Book Review: 'We are all completely beside ourselves' by Karen Joy Fowler.
Sinead Gleeson reviews Karen Joy Fowler's latest book 'We are all completely beside ourselves' which is published by Serpent's Tail.
Karen Joy Fowler pictured above.
Sinead Gleeson reviewd 'We are all completely beside ourselves' for Arena.
Album Review with Edel Coffey and John Meagher.
Edel Coffey and John Meagher have been listening to The Take Off and Landing of Everything from Elbow, The Classic from Joan as Policewoman, and A Perfect Contradiction from Paloma Faith.
Music Played on the Show
New York Morning
Elbow
3:32
The Classic
Joan As Police Woman
3:39
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