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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Family saga where confusion reigns
KATHERINE M GRAHAM reports on a disturbing play about the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease across the generations
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
Plagues and Tangles
Royal Court Theatre, London SW1
3/5
THIS harrowing new drama about the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease by Nicola Wilson follows Megan and her family as they discover and deal with her diagnosis.
That devastating news is compounded by the fact that Megan (Monica Dolan)is suffering from the “familial” variant which caused the death of her mother.
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