RITA DI SANTO draws attention to a new film that features Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn, and their personal experience of media misrepresentation
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Artists are badly affected financially by the pandemic and if they're asking for cash you can bet your bottom dollar they need it, says ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes an account of family life after Oscar Wilde, a cathartic exercise, written by his grandson
KEN COCKBURN guides us through a survey of Chekov’s early short fiction, and the groundwork it laid for his later masterpieces
ANDY HEDGECOCK revels in a hugely enjoyable but deadly serious examination of the 1930s, that is an indictment of our own era
The bard distills our hellish times into fiery words
I’VE just cancelled all gigs until August, apart from Rebellion punk festival. I can’t believe that will take place either but they are hanging on and hoping for a miracle.
I had 10 planned this month and another 12 in April and they’ve all gone as well. I’m missing the human interaction, the warmth, the communication, the feeling of being among friends, of speaking my mind and making people laugh and think, contributing to society, being part of life.
I'm certain that every single performer out there is feeling the same.
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