LEO BOIX, ANGUS REID and MARIA DUARTE review Night Stage, Two Women, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, and Fuze
Punk or not, don't miss this
Ben Cowles speaks with IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON and ANDY DAVIES, two of the string pullers behind the Manchester Punk Festival, ahead of its 10th year show later this month
The crowd at Manchester Punk Festival 2024
[Gisela Szlatoszlavek]
KATHRYN JOHNSON recommends the work of Norman Kaplan that was a tool in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa
GAVIN O’TOOLE welcomes a bold feminist subversion of classic folktales that are ubiquitous in the Irish imagination
A novel by Mexican Juan Pablo Villalobos, poetry by Mexican Ingrid Bringas, and a biography by Argentinian Mercedes Halfon
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an entertaining dramatisation of the famous dispute that gives insight into the struggle, and Murdoch’s unscrupulous mendacity
ELLIS RAE is disappointed by the revival of a nihilistic play that fails to offer alternatives for social change
“I HATE to drop this in, but when we won best small festival at the UK Festival Awards last year,” says Andy. “Everyone, like, people who come, or people who volunteer with us, everyone felt they had won, too.”
“I totally got that vibe as well,” says Ian.
“We were up against some big events,” he continues. “We thought we might have a chance to win the ‘best grassroots festival’ or ‘best metropolitan’. But when we didn’t win those, I thought, ‘never mind. We’ve had a good day. We got a seat at the table. The fucking food’s nice.’
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