PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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PAUL FOLEY recommends a powerful theatrical reflection on the senseless slaughter of WWI
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching to the Somme
Liverpool Playhouse/Touring
4/5
AS DAWN broke on July 1 1916, men from the 36th Ulster Division clambered out of their trenches and rushed towards the river Somme.
By the time the sun set, 5,550 lay dead on that bloody field in France.
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