MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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Bruising lessons to be learnt from engrossing drama on women boxers
Knock-out performer: Fiona Skinner
[Mitzide Margary]
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 missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
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
The Sweet Science of Bruising
Southwark Playhouse, London
AS A woman in Victorian England how do you pay your way through medical school? How do you defend yourself against your abusive husband? What do you do when a john has bruised your face and you can’t turn a trick?
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