MATTHEW HAWKINS contrasts the sinister enchantments of an AI infused interactive exhibition with the intimacies disclosed by two real artists
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Rich picking for the inquisitive
GORDON PARSONS believes the Traverse Festival offers a treasure trove for the casual theatre-goer
ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes a graphic portrayal of the corrosive impact of commodification, but can’t sympathise with the characters
New releases from Van Morrison, Tyler Ballgame, and Dry Cleaning
RON JACOBS welcomes a timely history of the Anti Imperialist league of America, and the role that culture played in their politics
STEVE ANDREW appreciates a passionate account of the Scottish Club during the ‘lost decade’
By telling the story of a lawless frontier town from the point of view of the Lakota, Chinese labourers, prostitutes and displaced prospectors, makes for a potted history of capital, suggests ALEX HALL
The Traverse provides a safe bet for the wandering and wondering Festival punter.
In David Ireland’s Ulster American, an initial meeting between an ambitious British theatre director and Jay, a brash US Oscar-winning star of Irish Catholic descent, here to appear in his new play, seems to signal a fairly standard comedy.
When the female Northern Irish playwright Ruth arrives, things take on a cutting edge as religion, culture, politics and nationalities clash.
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SIMON PARSONS is taken by a thought provoking and intelligent play performed with great sensitivity
GORDON PARSONS meditates on the appetite of contemporary audiences for the obscene cruelty of Shakespeare’s Roman nightmare
SIMON PARSONS applauds a tense and thoughtful production that regularly challenges our political engagement and prejudices