MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Instead of Deliverance we are presented with an overlong, flat episode of Friends, writes SIMON PARSONS
UNDERWHELMING: (L to R) Noel Sullivan, Ben Lamb, Kristin Atherton and Christine Gomes
[Sam Taylor]
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
How to Survive an Apocalypse
Finborough Theatre
CANADIAN playwright Jordan Hall leans heavily on climate change in her writing and How to Survive an Apocalypse is no different, turning to Survivalism – the skills and requirements of individuals preparing for imminent disasters.
This should be a timely drama with Covid ravaging much of the planet, fuel shortages and a pivotal, world summit on climate change only a month away, but unfortunately the premise is only a lens to observe a series of young, middle-class professionals and their relationship needs.
Jen, an overpowering and self-driven magazine editor, is faced with rebranding her creation from a publication for aspiring young professionals to one engaging with survival skills. Her husband Tim, a failed video game creator who lives his life though digital simulations, cannot compete with the square-chinned, broad-shouldered, arrogant, alpha male brought in as a consultant to oversee the transformation.
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