JENNY FARRELL recommends an earthy production, driven by two magnificent performances

MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike — politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves — that is available for screenings

New releases from Peruvian Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, Leve Leve: Sao Tome & Principe, and South African BCUC

SCOTT ALSWORTH revels in the political subtext and exquisite visuals of Cuba’s first-ever videogame

DAVID NICHOLSON applauds the revival of a joyous production that deals with choirs, competitions and communism

PETER MASON welcomes collected writings from Britain’s first black female publisher that focus on the place of black writers in literature

RICHARD SHILLCOCK examines an enjoyable, but philosophically conventional book, and urges Marxists to employ their capacity to embrace the totality in any explanation

BRENT CUTLER welcomes a book stands as a testimony to those who fought against the evil institution of slavery

MARTIN GRAHAM welcomes, with reservations, a scholarly addition to the unfinished business of understanding how capital works on a world scale

The bard tours Finland and tampers with the cuisine

MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review The Stranger, Undertone, and Outcome

MARIA DUARTE relishes the outrageous true story of two working-class lads from Dundee who conned the music industry