JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
When the cry ‘coal not dole’ galvanised whole communities
EXCELLENT: Abigail Halley as Pat and Colin Uttley as Keith
Re-releases from Iain Matthews, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Charlie Daniels Band
JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
The bard joins the Carnival Against Fascism, which summer fun sends him down Memory Lane
FIONA O’CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning Welsh language drama
MARIA DUARTE and MICHAL BONCZA review Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, Familiar Touch, Nino, and Toy Story 5
MATTHEW HAWKINS explores the initiatives proposed by HEALING ARTS SCOTLAND
Coal, Dole and Dinnerladies
The North London Tavern
THE miners’ strike of 1984 seems like a distant memory … until you show up at the North London Tavern, or later at the Library at Willesden Green, where Brent Museum and Archives combine with Useful Productions CIC to take us back in time.
First, an immaculately turned out dinnerlady in the shape of producer Matilda Velevitch, greets you as you enter and offers you tea or coffee in true ’80s style.
You then proceed to the performance space which takes your breath away with its vivid display of original posters, placards, banners, stickers and a genuine loud-hailer.
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