The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends an impressive impersonation of Bob Dylan
Navigating 21st century dating without moralising
SIMON PARSONS enjoys a seemingly mismatched drama with likeable personalities and amusing dialogue
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Here, Vermiglio, William Tell and Wolf Man
New releases from Thorpe and Morrison, Daria Kulesh, and Will Finn and Rosie Calvert
RINA ARYA confronts the brutal operation of Francis Bacon’s approach to portraiture
Emphasising his continuous engagement in labour movement struggles, ALISTAIR FINDLAY salutes John Foster’s contribution as activist, strategist, intellectual and defender of the Morning Star
ANDY MIAH advocates the use of AI to assist people by expanding access to global literature and culture
EWAN KOTZ relishes a veteran Glasgow band that have lost none of their verve for live performance
Banging Denmark
Finborough Theatre
RECEIVING its European premiere, Van Badham’s play is a sparkling rom com that dissects some of the controversial, contemporary issues with dating.
Tom Kay plays the successful, misogynist podcaster and self-help, pick-up artist, Jake Newhouse, aka Guy Dewitt. His uncompromising sexist broadcasts to needy males going by such absurd pseudonyms as Hammerhead and Mr Tearsdry might sound as if they are out of an Andrew Tate playbook if they were not so comically ridiculous.
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