PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Frigid modern tragedy of pointless self-abuse
Paul Simon reviews Am I Cold by Martin Kongstad
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Am I Cold, by Martin Kongstad (Serpent’s Tail, £12.99)
IT’S 2008, just before the world suffers the lash of another capitalist convulsion.
In the rootless but savvy domain of Denmark’s new bourgeoisie — artists, restauranteurs and drug-frazzled rock stars — washed-up ex-food critic Mikkel Vallin attempts to inject meaning into his life after his marriage collapses and his job is taken away from him.
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