Reviews of Habibi Funk 031, Kayatibu, and The Good Ones
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The fading memory of spitfires and Vera Lynn
PETER MASON recommends a tentative metaphor of a nation in search of a meaningful destiny beyond the remembrance of conflict
(L to R) Hamish Macdougall as fiance, Nathaniel Christian as Lewis and Rachel-Leah Hosker as Becky
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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
The Winston Machine
New Diorama Theatre, London
A ONE-ACT play commissioned from the Kandinsky theatre company, The Winston Machine examines how WWII is, perhaps, ceasing to be a key reference point for many British people.
The inference from events that unfold on stage is that we ought to view this as a good thing: a liberating experience that will release us from some of the knots we’ve tied ourselves in over the past 75 years.
Without deprecating the conflict, or the people who took part in it, The Winston Machine suggests that it’s time to move on, and that we’d all benefit from a bit more forward thinking.
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PETER MASON applauds a thought-provoking study of the relationship between a grieving woman and her photographer
MARY CONWAY applauds a study of comedians in whose cheap prejudice the tenets of the emerging political right are crystal clear
PETER MASON is moved by a striking production of Noel Streatfeild’s enduringly popular children’s book