Latest editorial
GORDON PARSONS recommends an entertaining account of the years between Germany’s defeat in WWI and Hitler’s seizure of power
Surrealism breaks code of Turing’s complexity
KATHERINE M GRAHAM reviews Lovesong of the Electric Bear
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
MICHAL BONCZA, FIONA O’CONNOR, JAMES WALSH and ANGUS REID review Atlas of Disappearance, Love Me Tender, Bouchra, and This Tempting Madness
Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
Lovesong of the Electric Bear, Arts Theatre, London WC2
4/5
LOVESONG of the Electric Bear tells the story of computer genius Alan Turing, hung out to dry by the Establishment for his homosexuality even though his code-breaking played an essential role in ensuring WWII victory.
Similar stories
SIMON PARSONS applauds the timely revival of a play about solidarity and betrayal within Britain’s Pakistani community
KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
ANGUS REID applauds the potential of an ambitious show about Gaza, and encourages it to keep its nerve
MARY CONWAY applauds the timely revival of Miller’s study of people fatally deformed by the economics of survival