MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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The Rubenstein Kiss, Southwark Playhouse, London
Thought-provoking drama on the Rosenbergs, executed in 1953 as ‘Soviet spies’ in the US
Fatal Attraction: Ruby Bentall (Esther Rubenstein) and Henry Proffit (Jakob Rubenstein)
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
JAMES PHILLIPS’S play is the story of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who perished on the electric chair for allegedly passing atomic warfare secrets to the Soviet Union.
While the names have been changed and there is some dramatic licence, essentially it’s the authentic history.
The central focus is the American-Jewish couple Esther and Jakob Rubenstein, devoted soulmates with a passion for communism, while Esther’s brother David and his soon-to-be-wife Rachel also shape the drama.
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