MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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Bereft of insight into Chinese culture and politics
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
A JOY TO WATCH: (l-r) Gabby Wong (Lan Ping, Jiang Qing) and Millicent Wong (Li Lin, Sun Weishi
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ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
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THERE should be so much to recommend in this new two-hander which premieres at the Kiln.
For a start the context is rarely explored in this country and introduces ideas that are both weighty and engrossing. Secondly, the production quality is both confident and slick. And lastly, the two female performers are a joy to watch.
Amy Ng’s play, however, is overloaded and often impenetrable for this audience.
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