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Joe Wright's Trelawny of the Wells; JM Coetzee's The Childhood of Jesus; Richard Gere in Arbitrage

Joe Wright's debut as a theatre director, Trelawny of the Wells; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½3's new sitcom Bluestone 42, set amongst the troops in Afghanistan; and JM Coetzee's The Childhood of Jesus.

Joe Wright is best known as a film director, his work including Pride and Prejudice, Atonement and Anna Karenina. But Trelawny of the Wells at the Donmar Warehouse marks his debut as a theatre director.Richard Gere was Golden Globe-nominated for his role as businessman Robert Miller in Nicholas Jarecki's film Arbitrage, a tense morality tale set in the world of high finance.A boy arrives in a strange country and can find no room to sleep... JM Coetzee's The Childhood of Jesus has obvious parallels with the story referenced in its title, but is a re-telling really the aim of the twice-Booker-winning author?Barocci: Brilliance and Grace is the title of a new exhibition at the National Gallery which aims to bring a previously under-recognised artist to more prominent attention. It includes some tender drawings and portraits as well as the dynamic, colourful altarpieces for which he is most admired.And ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½3's new sitcom Bluestone 42 touches on potentially sensitive territory: it's set amongst the troops in Afghanistan. How funny is it?The novelists Patrick Gale and Aminatta Forna and writer Natalie Haynes join presenter Tom Sutcliffe.Producer: Sarah Johnson.

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Trelawny of the Wells

Trelawny of the Wells continues at the Donmar Warehouse, London, until the 13th April 2013.

Image above: Amy Morgan as Rose Trelawny. Photo by Johan Persson.

Arbitrage

Arbitrage is in cinemas in nationwide, certificate 15.

The Childhood of Jesus

The Childhood of Jesus by J M Coetzee is published by Harvill Secker.

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Bluestone 42

Bluestone 42 is on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½3 on Tuesday Ìý5th March at 10pm.

Barocci: Brilliance and Grace

Barocci: Brilliance and Grace continues at The National Gallery until 19th May 2013

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  • Sat 2 Mar 2013 19:15

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