SUSAN DARLINGTON appreciates a retelling of the Merlin myth that emphasises family and belonging

JAN WOOLF is beguiled by the tempting notion that Freud psychoanalysed Hitler in a comedy that explores the vulnerability of a damaged individual

TONY BURKE reviews new releases from Cheikh Lo, Mishra & Deepa Shakthi, N’Faly Kouyate

Gin Lane by William Hogarth is a critique of 18th-century London’s growing funeral trade, posits DAN O’BRIEN

ANDY HEDGECOCK sees his scepticism lessened by a story is more complex and far-reaching than is initially apparent

MARK TURNER holds on tight for a mesmerising display of Neath-born ragtime virtuosity