MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
Latest editorial
An examination of the way apartheid tore at the heart of human relations
Two of Morning Star’s theatre critics take distinct views of the musical that charts the life of one of the world’s greatest and best loved freedom fighters
(L to R) Michael Luwoye as Mandela, Danielle Fiamanya as Winnie Mandela
New releases from Mountain, Soul Asylum and Michael McDermott
ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
Mandela
Young Vic, London
★★★
by PETER MASON
MANDELA was a name shared by two people — Nelson and Winnie — and this new musical takes that historical and emotional link as its point of reference.
More from this author
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
PETER MASON applauds a thought-provoking study of the relationship between a grieving woman and her photographer
PETER MASON is moved by a striking production of Noel Streatfeild’s enduringly popular children’s book
PETER MASON reckons the NYT’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy is the pick of the Christmas shows on offer in London
