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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Protect and Survive
The Vaults, London SE1
3/5
THE recent demonstration against Trident, the largest in a generation, saw a large youthful presence.
But others on the march would have been able to recall the Protect and Survive pamphlet issued in May 1980 at a time when nuclear catastrophe was at the forefront of public debate.
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