JOE GILL speaks to the Palestinian students in Gaza whose testimony is collected in a remarkable anthology
The Dappled Flap Warbler
A book to enchant and educate children
MARY CONWAY delights in a rarely performed comedy that recalls a Britain we remember in our bones
JEAN ROBERTS appreciates the way traditional panto can be remodelled into critique of the academy schools system
MARY CONWAY is riveted by a superbly crafted glimpse into the soul of a cast-off US star
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
THIS delightful book by Alan John Carter carries the message of how powerful people can be overcome by the collective strength of opposition and, with Extinction Rebellion recently taking action against the Murdoch press, its publication has come at a very apposite time.
Written in rhyming couplets, The Dappled Flap Warbler’s narrative includes two baddies called Mudrock and Bloor, who bear an instantly recognisable and uncanny similarity to real-life villains.
The Dappled Flap Warblers love playing music and have amazing antennae on their heads and the story tells of how they use their skills to defeat the mercenaries sent by Mudrock to prevent them from tuning into his TV channels for free.
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