WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
Slice of life
MARY CONWAY recommends a play that has autism, race and dysfunctional public agencies at its centre
IMMACULATE: Lee Phillips as Dwight and Nadia Williams Shirley/Josephine
[Tristram Kenton] 
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
The Darkest Part of the Night
The Kiln
ANOTHER world premiere at the Kiln before a diverse and powerfully engaged audience confirms this theatre’s serious bid in the cultural leadership stakes. Storytelling is the name of their game, and though The Darkest Part of the Night feels less like a constructed narrative and more like a slice of life, its authenticity is its outstanding feature.
In fact, so convincing is the detail that you imagine the writer, Zodwa Nyoni, must be recalling her own personal past.
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