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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Arts round-up 2014
Star critics Paul Simon, Ian Sinclair and Steve Andrew on the reads that have impressed them this year
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
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Four of my five books of 2014, as has been the case in previous years, look backwards for their material. It is as if the current contradictions of capitalism and the possible socialist responses to it are still too challenging for authors to tackle directly.
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