MAYER WAKEFIELD has reservations about the direction of a play centered on a DVLA re-training session for three British-Pakistani motorists
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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
JOHN GREEN relishes photography that unfolds a longstanding and poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a history that excavates the enormous role played by agricultural workers in recent times
ALEX HALL recommends a book that places empirical evidence at the heart of understanding racism
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The Dome, Tufnell Park
MIXING punk, grunge, rock and rap and throwing in a mix of loops and beats, GIRLI’s latest tour hits town with not just music, but a message that mixes vulnerability with vision and vim.
Titled the Damsel in Distress tour, it’s a comeback of sorts for Milly Toomey — AKA GIRLI.
It’s a response to being dropped by her record label, to the impact of Covid and to the need to get out and talk — or in this case even shout — about mental health, the music industry and being yourself.
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