GEOFF BOTTOMS relishes a profoundly human portrait of a family as it evolves across 55 years in Sheffield
Arts round-up 2022 with PAUL FOLEY
(Left) Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie at the Royal Exchange Manchester (R to L) Eloka Ivo as Jim and Rhiannon Clements as Laura, with Geraldine Somerville (right) as Amanda; (right) Roberto Fonseca
[(L to R) Marc Brenner and Prensa Latina]
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an excellently crafted new musical that explores the life and death of Ruth Ellis
PAUL DONOVAN is tickled by the excruciating take-downs of one of the funniest, wittiest, political writers around.
RON JACOBS points out, via a transcription of Kissinger’s secret recordings, that Trump could never have existed without Nixon and Kissinger
ELLIS RAE is persuaded that the advantages of the ‘talking cure’ are superior to the treatment of mental illness with drugs
JOHN GREEN, MICHAL BONCZA and BELLA KATZ review The Good Boy, Broken English, and Don't Be Prey
YEAR 2022, perhaps the year of consolidation, maybe the year of hope, quite probably the year of recovery.
Holding its collective breath, the arts and cultural sector is beginning to regain confidence to stimulate, entertain, excite and enrich lives across the world.
In north-west England, 2022 saw the re-emergence of festivals, art shows, dance and theatre productions which helped lift spirits.
Events such as the Manchester Jazz Festival returned with a loud, joyous and exciting band of excellent musicians getting audiences jumping and singing across the city.
This year saw some terrific theatre. Arti Banerjee’s magnificent re-working of Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie for the Royal Exchange Manchester is the stand-out production of the year.
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