JOE GILL speaks to the Palestinian students in Gaza whose testimony is collected in a remarkable anthology
Five Feet Apart (12A), directed by Justin Baldoni
An emotive drama about young lovers stricken with cystic fibrosis
MARY CONWAY delights in a rarely performed comedy that recalls a Britain we remember in our bones
JEAN ROBERTS appreciates the way traditional panto can be remodelled into critique of the academy schools system
MARY CONWAY is riveted by a superbly crafted glimpse into the soul of a cast-off US star
MARIA DUARTE is swept along by the cocky self-belief of a ping-pong hustler in a surprisingly violent drama
STEVE ANDREW recommends a lively and often moving guide to once vibrant spaces that have been abandoned or swept away
GEOFF BOTTOMS appreciates the local touch brought to a production of Dickens’s perennial classic
“NOTHING is going to save our lives – we are breathing borrowed air,” the cynical Will tells the optimistic but overly obsessive Stella in this latest disease-of-the-week film.
Both have cystic fibrosis (CF), meaning that they have to remain physically apart to prevent Will from giving her a killer bacteria. As you watch their love blossom after a prickly start, it is heartbreaking when they can’t do the things we all take for granted such as holding hands, touching, hugging and kissing.
In an act of rebellion, Stella, with the aid of a snooker cue, agrees that they should stand five feet apart.
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