MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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A feminist art of Persuasion
PAUL FOLEY sees an updated version of Jane Austen’s classic novel which challenges sexist attitudes towards women today
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
Persuasion at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
ANNE ELLIOTT, at the age of 27, is approaching the “years of danger.”
Having rejected a marriage proposal from the dashing but penniless naval officer Frederick Wentworth eight years earlier, she is rapidly facing the prospect of being left on the shelf.
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