MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
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Rambert
Alhambra Theatre
Bradford
THE WHOOPS and whistles from the audience are more commonly associated with a Little Mix concert than a dance production. At their best, however, there’s something pleasingly populist about Rambert.
The troupe’s latest mixed programme features two crowd-pleasers, the first of which is Itzik Galili’s A Linha Curva.
A joyful burst of samba, its coloured lights form a grid around which the 26 performers move.
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