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Review: RSC's The Constant Wife

Review: Laura Wade's RSC adaptation of The Constant Wife. Wendy Erskine's novel, The Benefactors. Rebecca Lenkiewicz's film Hot Milk. And we discuss the Glastonbury controversy.

Tom is joined by reviewers Kate Maltby and Stephanie Merritt to discuss Laura Wade's adaptation for the RSC of Somerset Maugham's comedy The Constant Wife. Also Wendy Erskine's Belfast -set novel; The Benefactors. A polyphonic telling of a teenage girl's assault and its aftermath. And Rebecca Lenkiewicz's directorial debut Hot Milk. Based on Deborah Levy's novel, it stars Fiona Shaw and Emma Mackey.
And we discuss the impact on music festivals and live broadcasts of last weekend's Glastonbury incident

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