SIMON PARSONS is charmed by a hilarious tender show that will open the eyes to the delights and possibilities of puppetry

ALAN McGUIRE welcomes the complete poems of Seamus Heaney for the unmistakeable memory of colonialism that they carry

GORDON PARSONS is fascinated by a musical — and questioning — survey of Shakespeare’s attitude to women

MATTHEW HAWKINS enjoys the work of reading the essays of a rigorous and leading London/Caribbean cultural participant

ALEX HALL appreciates the history of a famous shoot-out that is sourced from diaries, letters, and newspapers of the time

MARIA DUARTE recommends an extraordinary film that explores an absent father’s attempt to make up to his sons

JOHN GREEN, MARIA DUARTE and LEO BOIX review The Shepherd and the Bear, Hamlet, Twinless, and 100 Nights of Hero