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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Andy Croft reviews WN Herbert’s Murder Bear and Sampo: Heading Further North by Bob Beagrie and Andy Willoughby
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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
WN Herbert’s new collection Murder Bear (Donut Press, £12) is about the comically sinister and previously unknown “fourth” bear.
He is the uncle to Baby Bear but he is too scary to be included in the story of Goldilocks.
The book is the usual fantastical post-modern cut-up that fans of Bill Herbert’s poetry have come to expect.
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