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
This House
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Leeds/Touring
FIRST staged in 2012 at the National Theatre and now touring nationally, the contemporary political parallels in This House are more striking now than ever.
A fictionalised account of the minority Labour government of 1974-79, James Graham's play details the machinations of the power struggle with an intensity that’s only broken by moments of incisive humour.
BEN COWLES samples the many sonic and social therapies of Manchester Punk Festival 2026, and is ready again to smash capitalism
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends an inspiring, political and bittersweet account of the munitions factory workers who are the fore-runners of the modern women’s game
STEPHEN ARNELL looks back to when protesters took to the streets in London demand to Irish liberty, fair pay and free speech — and wonders what’s changed in 138 years


