CHRIS SEARLE welcomes a startling vision of contemporary Newport from a veteran photographer of the British working class
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Live Music: Roger Waters
The former Pink Floyd member's visual fireworks are off the Wall
ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists
In verse and polemic, the bard points out that he is a poet and musician, not a political party
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!
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
Roger Waters
The Wall
Wembley Stadium, HA9
Five stars
Bringing his audacious ego-trip of a concept album into the 21st century, Roger Waters's current incarnation of The Wall live adopts the latest technology to recreate his "rock opera" brainchild in stadiums and arenas across the world.
It's an explosive experience in every sense of the word as the stage looks as if it's in danger of being blown up by its own firework display. Even a giant model of a World War II warplane collides into the rafters with a bang during an extended opener of In The Flesh?
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