ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
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SIMON PARSONS applauds the psychological study of prisoners dealing with a frighteningly oppressive world endured by far too many
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DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
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RON JACOBS applauds a reading of black history in the US that plots the path from autonomy to self-governance and then liberation
The Unseen
Riverside Studios, London
CRAIG WRIGHT’s deft and thought-provoking script set in an isolation wing for political prisoners shows little evidence of its initial commission as a play about Jesus. Instead, the taut drama is based round the relationship of two contrasting prisoners and their violent yet troubled guard.
In near adjacent cells, Wallace, an articulate analytical doctor and Valdez, a reticent yet impassioned former actor have established a long-standing relationship based only on their verbal exchanges, frequently based around word games.
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