DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
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Brothers bereft of context
Wider political and social concerns never intrude on a domestic drama of fraternal discovery, says JOHN GREEN
ONES TO WATCH: Danny Sapani (left) and Anton Lesser
STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
Hymn
Almeida Theatre, London
THIS two-hander serves up riveting performances by two consummate actors who have had to rapidly adapt from performing in a real theatre with a live audience to an onscreen-only production involving many close-ups.
The lighting and camerawork both work wonders in a very confined space and what is perhaps lost from the theatrical experience is made up for with the bonus of intimacy.
Thirty-something Gil (Anton Lesser) is delivering the eulogy at his father’s funeral when, towards the end of the ceremony, he is approached by Benny (Danny Sapani), who reluctantly reveals that he is Gil’s half-brother, the son of the same father who has just been despatched to the afterlife.
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