MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Mayer Wakefield reviews Licensed to Ill
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PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
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CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Licensed to Ill at the Southwark Playhouse
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IF YOU are looking for some alternative Christmas entertainment, you could do a lot worse than Licensed To Ill at the Southwark Playhouse.
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