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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Arts co-operative launches poetry competition with support from Unite
Jody Porter interviews Chris Guiton and Mike Quille, co-editors of the online magazine Culture Matters
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
I hear that you are launching a new Bread and Roses poetry award? I want to get some details off you about it but first, how’s the Culture Matters website going?
MQ: It’s going very well thanks. We set it up just over a year ago to provide a platform for the cultural struggle for democratic socialism. For us, it’s a modern version of what William Blake called the “mental fight” to build the “new Jerusalem.”
We run creative and critical material on all the arts, and also cultural activities such as sport, religion, eating and drinking etc. Even though we’ve no budget to pay for articles or poems or anything — including our own editorial input and technical support — we’ve attracted hundreds of articles and poems.
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MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives