MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
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Best of 2019: Theatre
John Kani's Kunene and the King, set in post-apartheid South Africa, was a highlight of the year
Mirror to life: John Kani and Anthony Sher in Kunene and the King
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
TOM PIERSCIONEK recommends a remarkable series of interviews with those few and brave Israeli citizens who refuse to do military service
THERE is always a place for skilful modern treatments of the classics and Tom Morris’s production of Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Peter Oswald, bubbled with a sparky contemporary wit.
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