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
Latest editorial
Paul Birtill - The Cure
Well Versed is edited by Jody Porter
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
The Cure
Paul Birtill
I went to see the new Dad's Army
film last night. When I was thirteen
and suffering from my first bout of
depression my doctor asked me what I
was reading. “Animal Farm,” I said.
“No no no,” he said, “that would bring
anyone down – watch Dad's Army, it's
on tonight.”
Similar stories
ANDY CROFT welcomes the publication of an anthology of recent poems published by the Morning Star, and hopes it becomes an annual event
RUTH AYLETT reviews two collections of outright political poetry
by Josie Giles
by Widad Nabi