MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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Compelling political theatre
SARAH-JANE COYLE applauds a stage production of the film I Daniel Blake, and analyses how fictional representations cut through popular prejudice
David Nellist as Daniel Blake at Northern Stage
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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
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
KEN LOACH’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system.
The film follows 59-year-old widower Daniel Blake who suffers a heart attack and becomes unable to work.
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ANDREW FILMER welcomes the reopening of Glasgow’s landmark theatre after a seven-year transformation
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