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 claustrophobic production which simmers with intensity
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 Homecoming
Trafalgar Studios, London SW1A
4/5
MANY people — including Harold Pinter himself years ago — would argue that The Homecoming was one of Pinter’s best plays.
Over 50 years later and after countless revivals, adaptations and reviews it’s difficult to dispute this.
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