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The conundrums of processing grief
PETER MASON recommends a play which eloquently addresses the emotional consequences of an unexpected death in the family
STRONG PERFORMANCE: (L to R) Ruby Barker as Imani, Suzette Llewellyn as Shirley and Wil Johnson as Maxwell
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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
Running with Lions
Lyric Hammersmith, London
SAD but uplifting, Running with Lions is the story of a British-Caribbean family struggling to come to terms with the death of Joshua — son of Maxwell and Shirley, younger brother of Gloria and uncle of Imani, Gloria’s 16-year-old daughter.
Joshua was killed as a young man in a hit-and-run accident many years back, yet no-one in the household has been able to process their grief.
Gloria has had several breakdowns, Shirley shuts down all mention of her son, and Maxwell, a preacher, is secretly paralysed by the idea that God could have done such a thing.
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