ANDY HEDGECOCK is entertained by a playful novel that embeds a fictional game at its heart
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GABRIELE NEHER draws attention to an astoundingly skilled Flemish painter who defied the notion that women cannot paint like men
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THE world of the teenager can be a lonely and frightening place.
And when your community is plagued with gang warfare and habitual murder, it’s a living hell.
Chickenshed Theatre’s inclusive troupe of splendid young performers take us into this hell and, in just under an hour, we see, hear and feel not only the desolation of their lives but the complex range of factors that cause their social alienation.
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