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
KESWICK MUSIC
Fellside at 40
Theatre by the Lake
Lake Road
February 6-7
The iconic folk label Fellside celebrates its 40th year with this celebration of folk and roots music, hosted by Mike Harding. There’s a stunning line-up of artists who’ve recorded with the label, including Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith, Ewan McLennan, Wendy Weatherby (pictured), Fiona Cuthill and Stevie Lawrence, Pete Morton, Bram Taylor, Joe Topping, Greg Russell and The Hut People. Highly recommended.
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Mario Cravo Neto: A Serene Expectation of Light + Maud Sulter: Syrcas
Autograph ABP Gallery
Rivington Place, EC2
Until April 2
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MIRANDA RICHMOND relishes the gloriously liberated art of Roy Oxlade, and traces his method back to the thinking of David Bomberg, his acknowledged teacher
SIMON PARSONS applauds an artist who rescues and rehumanises stories of women, the victims of violence, from a feminist perspective
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
DAVID NICHOLSON is thrilled – and shocked – by an opera that seethes and sizzles with passion and the depraved use of power