No excuses can hide the criminal actions of a Nazi fellow-traveller in this admirably objective documentary, suggests MARTIN HALL
Wild Swimming, Bristol Old Vic
Off-the-wall exploration of changing identities and relationships over time
Inventive: Alice Lamb and Annabel Baldwin
PAUL DONOVAN relishes a fascinating exploration of the leading lights of the Labour right in the 1970s
BEN LUNN alerts us to the creeping return of philanthropy and private patronage, and suggests alternative paths to explore
A novel by Argentinian Jorge Consiglio, a personal dictionary by Uruguayan Ida Vitale, and poetry by Mexican Homero Aridjis
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
CELEBRATING the fragility of live performance is one of Fullrogue’s missions and with this inaugural production they consistently challenge the boundaries of theatre.
Marek Horn’s deliberately chaotic script follows the meetings of two friends on a Dorset beach over the last four centuries, loosely using history to explore their changing roles and expectations and wild swimming as the metaphor for their freedom.
The play ranges from the confines of restricting Elizabethan sexual identity through the dawning aspirations of women during the Romantic era and the social upheaval of 20-century inter-war Britain to the present day and troubled issues of identity.
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