GUILLERMO THOMAS recommends an important, if dispiriting book about the neo-colonial culture of Uganda under Yoweri Museveni
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Best of 2019: Theatre
John Kani's Kunene and the King, set in post-apartheid South Africa, was a highlight of the year
Mirror to life: John Kani and Anthony Sher in Kunene and the King
SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds the sensuality and strong characterisation of an unconventional ballet about an unconventional woman
BRENT CUTLER admires the plotting but takes issue with the politics of a new Scottish crime thriller
Tyrannosaurs in Thailand, colonialism as videogame, and a feminist gem from 1936
PAUL FOLEY steps gingerly through an exhibition that purports to show east and south-east Asian culture, and questions its intentions
New releases from Alex Wilson and Omar Rios Melendez, Hello Cosmos, and Harry Christelis
THERE is always a place for skilful modern treatments of the classics and Tom Morris’s production of Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Peter Oswald, bubbled with a sparky contemporary wit.
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