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SUSAN DARLINGTON recommends a gripping near-future chronicle of a city on the edge of conflict
ARTFUL ANACHRONISM: The Good Book
JOHN FLINT explores the Appleby Blue development, winner of the Stirling prize 2025
GORDON PARSONS enjoys the wealth of wisdom and the clarity of expression from a dialogue between Chomsky and Mujica
GUILLERMO THOMAS enjoys a survey of the current state of the CIA (aka Langley) from an expert and insider of sorts
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O CONNOR and JOHN GREEN review The Choral, Belen, Dragonfly, and Colossal Wreck
WILL STONE is frustrated by a performance that chooses to garble the lyrics and drown the songs in reverb
RITA DI SANTO points out the social experience of exploitation and oppression that inform the popular winners at this year’s festival
SET in Leeds “in the near future,” The Good Book tells the story of a society that's on the brink of civil war.
The first project for Slung Low’s Leeds People's Theatre, the 30-minute film continues its commitment to community engagement.
The back story, in which Queen Bear seized power a decade ago by claiming to carry the spirit of King Arthur, is told in succinct one-liners by local people.
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