MARIA DUARTE, JAMES WALSH and ANDY HEDGECOCK review The Invite, My Father’s Island, Nirvanna: the Band, the Show, the Movie, and Oh My Goodness!
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Christopher Norris - Budget Day, July 8th, 2015
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PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Budget Day, July 8th, 2015
Chris Norris
Elsewhere the last few life-hopes fade and die.
It’s all there in your red attaché-case.
For now’s your glory-day, so hold it high.
Just please the fat cats and the CBI
And you’ll have no more conscience-calls to face.
Elsewhere the last few life-hopes fade and die.
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