The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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No antidote to toxic masculinity
KATHERINE M GRAHAM is unconvinced by a play a male response to #MeToo
[Manuel Harlan]
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
The Prudes
Royal Court, London
JESS and Jimmy haven’t had sex for 14 months and four days.
They want to solve the problem once and for all and that means confronting their pasts and their anxieties and, as their relationship and desires come under scrutiny in Anthony Neilson's The Prudes, it becomes obvious that Jimmy is really struggling to deal with contemporary sexual politics.
He’s a good guy, but it’s really hard to be a good guy.
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