MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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SARAH-JANE COYLE applauds a stage production of the film I Daniel Blake, and analyses how fictional representations cut through popular prejudice
David Nellist as Daniel Blake at Northern Stage
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MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
KEN LOACH’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system.
The film follows 59-year-old widower Daniel Blake who suffers a heart attack and becomes unable to work.
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