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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This May Hurt is an unashamedly partisan call to arms in defence of the NHS, says PAUL FOLEY
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
This May Hurt A Bit
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
4/5
There is a touch of nostalgia about Stella Feehily’s new play about the NHS, not for a golden era of the health service but a reminder of the powerful agit-prop theatre of the 1970s.
In that time, companies like 7:84 and Red Ladder were performing overtly political theatre in response to the reactionary policies of right-wing governments.
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