To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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Nice one from Neverland
INDIE PURCELL sees a Peter Pan which ticks most of the boxes for what a Christmas show should be
SINISTER: Alexander Vlahos as Hook
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If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
Peter Pan
Park Theatre, London
PETER PAN needs no introduction — most know JM Barrie's iconic story of the mischievous, albeit endearing, boy who never grows up. Though well over a century old, the story, if you can forgive the exasperating gender stereotyping, is just as enchanting as it no doubt was when first performed.
It's a relief then that director Jonathan O'Boyle's at Park Theatre keeps true to the magic and sheer originality which make this tale so enduring. It's helped by Gregor Donnelly's set design, with a stage that beautifully transforms from the children's bedroom to Neverland and some really imaginative touches throughout.
Autumn leaves in the Darlings' house transform into their dog Nana, there's the familiar crocodile with its ticking clock and Pan even flies, when hoisted up in the air by wire.
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