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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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
As a teenager living in a near-future Scotland, Ryan has a very close encounter with an unidentified flying object in Descent by Ken MacLeod (Orbit, £19.99).
Being a scientifically minded boy, he doesn't immediately assume that he has tangled with aliens. He's read deeply in the literature of ufology and knows there are many less extraordinary explanations for the things people see in the skies.
But if the authorities have nothing to cover-up, then why is he being visited by what are unmistakably Men In Black?
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