GEOFF BOTTOMS appreciates the local touch brought to a production of Dickens’s perennial classic
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Marx-inspired cult classic makes waves again
The first work of interactive art to seriously consider, in Marxist terms, material conditions and why we are the way we are, suggests SCOTT ALSWORTH
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production whose design and cartoonish acting overwhelms the close scrutiny of characters
SUSAN DARLINGTON enjoys the raucous familiarity of a traditional topsy-turvy pantomime
RON JACOBS introduces the latest novel by the best writer of US working-class fiction writing today
HENRY BELL is fascinated by the underlying curiosities and contradictions of one of the great poets of the Mediterranean
DAVID RENTON recommends a books that explores the ways in which disabled people are made to feel both of and not part of this world
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
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SOME years ago, Disco Elysium made video game history — and it did so by breaking all the rules.
Developed by the indie studio, ZA/UM, it not only achieved instant commercial success but received unanimous praise from critics, as well as a number of prestigious awards.
Although such acclaim isn’t unusual in itself, what is unusual is that it was lavished on a team who publicly thanked Marx and Engels for their “political education.”
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