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Front Row - Catherine Tate returns to the National Theatre

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Catherine Tate talks about returning to the National Theatre, where she is starring in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings, playing the mother of a family at a less than happy festive gathering. Sofia Coppola became the 3rd woman ever to be nominated for the best director Oscar for Lost in Translation in 2003. Her new film, Somewhere, stars Stephen Dorff as a decadent film actor whose lifestyle is disrupted by the arrival of his eleven year old daughter. Matt Thorne reviews. American satirist, "Weird Al" Yankovic, talks about his parodies of popular music releases and videos. Since his first aired comedy song in 1976, he has sold twelve million albums, more than any comedy act in history. Nica Burns, president of the Society of West End Theatres, discusses the implications of the VAT rate, rise due in January, for theatre producers and performers. Producer Jerome Weatherald.