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2021 arts round-up with LYNNE WALSH
From a legendary folk singer to a visceral new play and a stunning sculptor
TOM STONE urges you to catch the last dates of a New York singer/songwriter, never afraid to challenge her audiences musically or politically
JAN WOOLF examines work that aims to give viewers a material experience of the environments in the polar north and Britain equally affected by the climate crisis
The bard recalls advice received 50 years ago from his TRB muse, and sorts out appropriate legislation for football club ownership
MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review Facing War, Kontinental ’25, Bugonia, and Relay
MAYER WAKEFIELD is frustrated by a production of Ibsen’s classic study of an anti-heroine that fails to elucidate her motivations
PETER MASON tunes his ear into the domestic affairs of a Carribbean couple with a troublesome son
AT THIS time last year, there seemed a lot less on our arts horizon, but who knew it would be a time that delivered some memorable moments?
From a legendary folk singer, to a sculptor with a stunning legacy —Isamu Noguchi at the Barbican until 23 Jan 2022 — an artist to fall in love with, and a visceral new play, featuring an actress who burned up the stage, The Girl Who Was Very Good at Lying at the Omnibus Theatre.
A highlight (for me, as well as the Morning Star) was interviewing Peggy Seeger. Spending an hour or more with this passionate, principled, funny woman lit up my Zoom-world.
Her new album, First Farewell, came out in April, her 24th solo album in an unbroken 68-year career.
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