Music Review Oldies still goldies

PETER MASON sees PP Arnold and Mavis Staples deliver blistering sets at the Cornbury Festival

Theatre Review A suspension of disbelief too far

PETER MASON sees a laudably gender-blind production of Hamlet marred by unconvincing performances

Book Review Poetic licence to thrill

Benjamin Zephaniah's excellent autobiography allows him time and space to take stock of a hugely engaging life, says PETER MASON

Book Review Compelling analysis of Islamophobia's ascendancy in France

Republic of Islamophobia: The Rise of Respectable Racism in France
Jim Wolfreys
(Hurst, £14.99)

Book review Gripping narrative by a man who sold his soul to reggae

Book Review Huddy's flair is there, but it's not the whole picture

PETER MASON reviews a book with a sometimes candid look at the Chelsea star that doesn't get under his skin

Theatre Review Pinocchio perfection

PETER MASON sees a new version of the classic children's story that ticks all the boxes

Theatre Review Inventive response to the call of the wild Fri Dec 22

White Fang
Park Theatre, London

Book review Books: Revelatory account of the black presence in Tudor England

Black Tudors
by Miranda Kaufmann
(OneWorld, £18.99)

Theatre review Continued present importance

Oscar Wilde’s period piece transcends its Victorian setting and has an acute contemporary message on class and sex divides, says PETER MASON