MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
Latest editorial
Losing the will to live on the margins
Despite good intentions this 1928 philosophical farce runs out of steam, writes a disappointed MAYER WAKEFIELD
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
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
The Suicide at the National Theatre, London SE1
3/5
YOU cannot help but wonder what Nikolai Erdman would make of this reimagining of his 1928 philosophical farce The Suicide. It’s highly likely that most of it would go completely over his head.
Similar stories
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
MARY CONWAY applauds the timely revival of Miller’s study of people fatally deformed by the economics of survival
GORDON PARSONS is blown away by a superb production of Rostand’s comedy of verbal panache and swordmanship
MAYER WAKEFIELD is gripped by a production dives rapidly from champagne-quaffing slick to fraying motormouth