MAYER WAKEFIELD has reservations about the direction of a play centered on a DVLA re-training session for three British-Pakistani motorists
A skillfully crafted nugget of a play
by Simon Parsons
dressing room
New releases from Steve Knightley, Jupiter & Okwess, Jason Palmer, Lisa Knapp and Gerry Driver, Kin'Gongolo Kiniata, Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey, Dan Sealey, Simin Tande, PAZ
JOHN GREEN relishes photography that unfolds a longstanding and poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a history that excavates the enormous role played by agricultural workers in recent times
ALEX HALL recommends a book that places empirical evidence at the heart of understanding racism
The Red Lion
Bristol Old Vic, The Weston Studio
PATRICK MARBER’S tightly written three-hander is both a paean and a critique of the beautiful game. Set in a the changing room of a semi-pro, non-league soccer team riding at the top of their league, traditional values and club loyalty face the challenge of the modern financial game.
The clash of ethics plays out around the new wunderkind discovery, Jordan trapped between fallen, local legend and now loyal, club kit man, Yates and bullish, ambitious manager, Kidd.
Thomas McGee does a solid job on his stage debut as the damaged youngster attempting to find his place in the murky world of football arrangements, agents and transactions where his principles and need for success are under strain from the outset.
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