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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Musician and composer MATTHEW BOURNE tells Neil Mudd why he’s retooling Kraftwerk’s seminal 1975 album Radio-Activity for the 21st century
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
“The only track we’re not doing is Ohm Sweet Ohm because...” There is a long pause as Matthew Bourne chooses his words carefully. “Because it’s shit!” he finally decides.
He’s talking about his tour project Radioland, a radical retooling of Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity which is 40 years old this year.
“The original album is right there in your face,” he says. “It’s stunning. So clear and clean. I think it’s extraordinary.”
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