From National Public Radio (U.S.)

Playwright Ariel (Death and the Maiden) Dorfman talks about his newest work, Picasso's Closet, a speculation on the great painter's relationship with the Nazis. He also talks about just how to tell whether an audience is or isn't listening. (Audio player required.)

 

From the San Francisco Chronicle

Apparently, attention was paid. New FBI documents show that the G-Men trailed Arthur Miller for 11 years. The cultural gap between pursuers and pursued is best illustrated here by the comment from one informer that "Miller became disillusioned with the party because the party did not stimulate in him the ability and inspiration to do creative writing." Yeah, that's why writers join political movements: to get ideas.

 

From Playbill.com

Kate Betts is the winner of The Play's the Thing, beating 2000 other entrants to have her play premiered in the West End. Meantime, a mini-controversy breaks out on the Channel 4 website as to whether she's really a university lecturer or "just" an administrative clerk. (Personally, I think the latter would make the story even better.)