EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
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A vibrant exposition of a political double-edged sword
PAUL DONOVAN recommends a play that looks at the fraught process of selecting Labour parliamentary candidates
(L to R) Catherine Adams as Safia Peters, Antonia Beamish as Sally Finch, Michael Palmer as Jim Marr and (seated) Carrie Cohen as June Wright
[White Bear Theatre]
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
Triggered
White Bear Theatre
Kennington, Greater London
(L to R) Catherine Adams as Safia Peters, Antonia Beamish as Sally Finch, Michael Palmer as Jim Marr. Seated: Carrie Cohen as June Wright.
THE triggering of sitting MPs has been a subject of much controversy. It is a proces brought in during the Corbyn years to democratise the party, making MPs more accountable to members.
The reality over recent times has seen the right using the process to deselect sitting left MPs.
It is against this background that Emma Burnell brought forth this excellent entertaining play, that encapsulates the whole process.
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