MARIA DUARTE is swept along by the cocky self-belief of a ping-pong hustler in a surprisingly violent drama
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Lau, Kings Place London
Lau are taking folk music on a thrillingly innovative journey
Unique: Lau
STEVE ANDREW recommends a lively and often moving guide to once vibrant spaces that have been abandoned or swept away
GEOFF BOTTOMS appreciates the local touch brought to a production of Dickens’s perennial classic
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
NOT many folk bands employ dry ice on stage. But then, Lau are not like many folk bands.
On this night, they ventured more into the realms of psychedelic prog rock than anything from the traditional canon, although their fascinating doodlings and experiments were always firmly rooted in that milieu.
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