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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The Amity Affliction at the O2 Academy, London N1
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
4/5
Littered with a debris of noise from the battle between love, unity, fear and self-loathing, The Amity Affliction offers a hard-hitting tussle between psychotic noise, hope and defiant screams of rage.
Singer Joel Birch’s lyrics — including an angst-ridden account of his near-death experience — are ripped from the gaping wounds of a soul laid bare.
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