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Hamlet, Agatha Christie exhibition, Andrew Miller, We Are Your Friends.

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, with reviews of We Are Your Friends and Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet, an Agatha Christie exhibition and Andrew Miller on his new novel The Crossing.

Described as the fastest-selling play in British history, few other British theatre productions have received such intensive coverage ahead of their official opening as Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet. Kirsty Lang is joined by The Observer theatre critic Susannah Clapp to review the production.

In the 125th anniversary year of Agatha Christie's birth, her grandson, Mathew Prichard, discusses an exhibition of previously unpublished rare photographs from the family's personal collection.

Andrew Miller, who won the Costa Book of the Year Award for his last novel set during the French Revolution, discusses his new book The Crossing. Following the impact of a family tragedy on a young couple, it is set in the present day. Andrew Miller discusses his departure from historical fiction and writing from the viewpoint of a female protagonist.

We Are Your Friends stars Zac Efron as Cole Carter, an aspiring DJ attempting to make music and big money on the LA club circuit. A coming of age tale, Cole is caught between the demands of his school friends and his new mentor. In the week that Calvin Harris was announced as the highest earning DJ, Radio 1's film critic Rhianna Dhillon discusses the phenomenon of the superstar DJ.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

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  • Hamlet

    Duration: 05:32

  • Agatha Christie exhibition

    Duration: 09:11

  • Andrew Miller

    Duration: 08:18

  • We Are Your Friends

    Duration: 04:40

Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet is running at the until 31 October.

Image: Johan Persson

Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait

Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait
Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait is showing at , London until 6 September 2015.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller
The Crossing is published by Hodder.

We Are Your Friends

We Are Your Friends
We Are Your Friends is released on Thursday 27 August.

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Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Susannah Clapp
Interviewed Guest Mathew Prichard
Interviewed Guest Andrew Miller
Interviewed Guest Rhianna Dhillon
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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