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Ian Sinclair reviews the latest releases from Declan O’Rourke, Israel Nash and Renee Reed
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JEAN ROBERTS appreciates the way traditional panto can be remodelled into critique of the academy schools system
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MARIA DUARTE is swept along by the cocky self-belief of a ping-pong hustler in a surprisingly violent drama
STEVE ANDREW recommends a lively and often moving guide to once vibrant spaces that have been abandoned or swept away
GEOFF BOTTOMS appreciates the local touch brought to a production of Dickens’s perennial classic
Declan O’Rourke
Arrivals
(eastwest)
★★★
SINCE releasing his debut album in 2004, Irish singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke has gained critical and commercial success in his homeland, supporting artists such as John Prine and Snow Patrol.
Paul Weller is also a fan and he sits in the producer's chair for Arrivals, O'Rourke's seventh studio record.
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