STEPHANIE DENNISON and ALFREDO LUIZ DE OLIVEIRA SUPPIA explain the political context of The Secret Agent, a gripping thriller that reminds us why academic freedom needs protecting
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A production doomed by lack of discernible purpose
A fantastical idea pushed way too far: (L to R) Ria Zmitrowicz, Rakie Ayola, Fisayo Akinade
[Manuel Harlan]
TONY BURKE speaks to producer and broadcaster LUCY DURAN about her new project — Guitari Baro
JONATHAN TAYLOR is intrigued how good storytelling can make a hobby as obsessional as metal detecting seem fascinating
ROB HARGREAVES is moved by the way that memories of the Spanish civil war still stir our passions
RON JACOBS sees similarities between the personality of the the Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco, and Donald Trump
RUTH AYLETT recommends this book if you want to learn how AI’s large language models work
The Glow
The Royal Court
BASED on a premise originating in a little known book by Jessica Waites entitled The Woman in Time, the play attempts to personify an immortal female spirit erratically observed on our shores throughout history.
Usually bathed in a glowing light, her questionable presence in paintings, poems and written accounts was originally explained as a symbol or gauge of the time.
Alistair McDowall has turned this allegorical figure into a flesh and blood, supernatural agent unable to control her full powers. If this sounds a bit like another figure from one of the superhero franchises, you are not far off the mark.
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