Back from a mini tour of Yorkshire and Stockport and cheering for supporting act Indignation Meeting
Better liberated late than never
MARIA DUARTE recommends a much overdue film about a middle-aged woman who learns to love her body and herself, with the help of a sex worker
Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson
ALISTAR FINDLAY is mesmerised by this multiple ‘Visions of Scotland’ assault on the audience’s eyes and senses
The Star's critics ANGUS REID, ANDY HEDGECOCK and MICHAL BONCZA reviews I Am Love, The Penguin Lessons, Freaky Tales, The Thicket
MAYER WAKEFIELD has reservations about the direction of a play centered on a DVLA re-training session for three British-Pakistani motorists
New releases from Steve Knightley, Jupiter & Okwess, Jason Palmer, Lisa Knapp and Gerry Driver, Kin'Gongolo Kiniata, Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey, Dan Sealey, Simin Tande, PAZ
Peter Mitchell's photography reveals a poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (15)
Directed by Sophie Hyde
FINALLY, an empowering and uplifting film about a middle-aged woman who embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening as she learns to love her body and herself, with the help of a male sex worker.
It is both funny yet poignant as retired RE teacher in her sixties Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) meets Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) in a hotel room for the adventure of her life, which initially proves awkward and embarrassing as she finds herself out of her comfort zone and depth while Grande does everything to allay her fears and fulfil her fantasy.
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