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GORDON PARSONS applauds a compelling dramatisation of the tortured process by which the 1997 conference failed to address global warming
JESSICA WIDNER explores how the twin themes of violence and love run through the novels of South Korean Nobel prize-winner Han Kang
SARAH TROTT explores short fictional slices of life in the American midwest from a middle-aged and mostly female perspective
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RICHARD CLARKE recommends a hugely valuable text for those seeking theoretical analysis and practical action to defend public services
JOHN HAWKINS is moved by an oral history that examines five black families pushed into homelessness in the US
BOB NEWLAND recommends an outstanding study of how images have shaped narratives of identity, resistance and power in South Africa
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The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
ALTHOUGH they say they want the audience to feel hope, Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s docudrama revealing the machinations involved in the finally successful 1997 UN Cop3 (Conference of the Parties), a gathering of 192 countries struggling to agree on necessary actions to combat the menace of global warming, is both a celebration and a lamentation.
Cop29, due to take place in November, will have to face the fact that since that event, marking a rare moment of international accord, global emissions have soared. The major players, however, have apparently decided they can’t afford to do much about the potential Armageddon.
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