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
Janis Joplin: Full Tilt
Theatre Royal Stratford East,
London E15
4/5
From a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the first show in Royal Stratford’s 2016 season comes the tale of one of rock music’s greatest frontwomen.
Janis Joplin’s live-fast-die-young life, she was one of the first in the 27 club passing less than a month after Jimi Hendrix in September 1970 is so unique it’s little wonder director Cora Bissett wanted to put it to stage.
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