ANDY HEDGECOCK sees his scepticism lessened by a story is more complex and far-reaching than is initially apparent
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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] 
MARK TURNER holds on tight for a mesmerising display of Neath-born ragtime virtuosity
ALAN MORRISON introduces a UK poet whose despised daytime occupation provides the subject for his writing
MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
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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