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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Light on Cuba’s race taboo
Steve Ludlam recommends an acute analysis of the causes and contradictions of racial inequality on the island
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
Race in Cuba: Essays On The Revolution And Racial Inequality
by Esteban Morales Dominguez
(Monthly Review Press, £14.95)
Race issues in Cuba can puzzle regular visitors to the island. All around is evidence of the revolution’s achievements of civil equality and of Cuba’s great cultural ajiaco (stew).
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