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Poe-faced pleasure from the masters of hilarious horror
Utterly compelling: Martyn Jacques (centre)
[Thor Brodreskift]
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes an account of family life after Oscar Wilde, a cathartic exercise, written by his grandson
KEN COCKBURN guides us through a survey of Chekov’s early short fiction, and the groundwork it laid for his later masterpieces
ANDY HEDGECOCK revels in a hugely enjoyable but deadly serious examination of the 1930s, that is an indictment of our own era
The bard distills our hellish times into fiery words
Haunted Palace
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
THE TIGER LILLIES, for those who don’t know, are the country’s foremost purveyors of what has been described as “Brechtian punk cabaret.”
Led by the inimitable Martyn Jacques — whose grimacing sneers, circus make-up and ludicrous falsetto somehow evoke an undead Ann Widdecombe, complete with Chelsea smile — they have perfected the art of being both thoroughly repulsive and utterly compelling.
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