GORDON PARSONS is bowled over by a skilfully stripped down and powerfully relevant production of Hamlet
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SUE TURNER is inspired by the example of a librarian’s struggle to confront the book-banning movement
In which we accompany the Bard into Cymru to meet his musical accomplices, young and old
ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews I Am Martin Parr, September Says, The Monkey, and The Gorge
RITA DI SANTO applauds a touching and witty opener that touches a hot topic in Germany: the future of the immigrant population
SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
That Librarian — The Fight Against Book-Banning in America
Amanda Jones, Bloomsbury, £18
THE first amendment to the constitution of the United States purports to protect freedom of expression, namely freedom of speech, religion and the press.
However, this freedom was flouted from the start and by the 1850s the Southern states were censoring anti-slavery material, including Uncle Tom’s Cabin which was given a public burning.
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