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An uneven piece that never fully lands
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play that often leaves the audience with too little to hold on to as the main thrust of the story
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
While the group known as the Colourists certainly reinvigorated Scottish painting, a new show is a welcome chance to reassess them, writes ANGUS REID
In an exhibition of the graphic art of Lorna Miller, MATT KERR takes a lungful of the oxygen of dissent
The Star's critics review The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru, Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other, American Dreamer, When Autumn Falls, and Flow
The Ballad of Hattie and James
The Kiln
IT’S a great story. Talented pianists Hattie and James meet when they’re 16. He progresses through life as a musician while she drops away: another great woman casually junked from the roll call of history.
Only when she, one day, spontaneously pours out her soul with a public performance on the piano at St Pancras International does she suddenly garner fame by going viral on the internet.
A truly gender-driven triumph!
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