MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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A production doomed by lack of discernible purpose
A fantastical idea pushed way too far: (L to R) Ria Zmitrowicz, Rakie Ayola, Fisayo Akinade
[Manuel Harlan]
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
The Glow
The Royal Court
BASED on a premise originating in a little known book by Jessica Waites entitled The Woman in Time, the play attempts to personify an immortal female spirit erratically observed on our shores throughout history.
Usually bathed in a glowing light, her questionable presence in paintings, poems and written accounts was originally explained as a symbol or gauge of the time.
Alistair McDowall has turned this allegorical figure into a flesh and blood, supernatural agent unable to control her full powers. If this sounds a bit like another figure from one of the superhero franchises, you are not far off the mark.
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