Paralympics preview, Master of King's Music Errollyn Wallen, Shifters

Woman's Hour

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Paris Paralympic Games begin tomorrow. Nuala is joined by Paralympian turned broadcaster Rachael Latham to talk us through the women we should be looking out for over the next 12 days.

Composer and singer-songwriter Errollyn Wallen joins Nuala after being appointed the new Master of the King's Music. The position has existed since the 17th century and is awarded to musicians who have added to the musical life of the nation, but Wallen is only the second woman to hold the post. Her work is some of the most performed among living composers, and includes 22 operas.

The play Shifters follows former children friends Des and Dre, they are first loves whose relationship twists and turns over a decade. Currently on at the Duke of York’s Theatre, is the third play in the West End to be written by a black British woman. The writer Benedict Lombe joins Nuala, along with Heather Agyepong who plays Des.

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0:44.4	Hello and welcome to Womin's hour.
0:46.8	Well a royal appointment for the celebrated composer and singer-songwriter Errolin
0:51.2	as Master of the King's Music. She is the second woman to
0:55.9	hold that position. We're going to be speaking to Erlyn this hour. And among her many,
1:00.4	mani achievements, she wrote Spirit in Motion for the opening of London's 2012 Paralympics.
1:07.0	It was a stunning performance. We're going to talk about that and many other things.
1:11.8	But I do wonder what we'll see as the Paralympics opens in
1:15.2	Paris tomorrow. We have the former Paralympic swimmer, she's now broadcaster
1:20.2	Rachel Latham, previewing what to expect and what to look forward to over the next couple of weeks
1:25.9	and we're also going to make time this hour for love. Shifters is a fabulous play about reviving first love as it redefines the romcom.
1:36.0	The writer Benedict Lumbay is just the third British black woman to have a play staged in the West End.
1:42.0	She is here with actor Heather Adjipong and there is a lot to discuss.
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