DENNIS BROE finds much to praise in the new South African Netflix series, but wonders why it feels forced to sell out its heroine
Their walls are our stones
MIKE QUILLE has some ideas about how to bring about radical cultural change
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In his second round-up, EWAN CAMERON picks excellent solo shows that deal with Scottishness, Englishness and race as highlights
Fiery words from the Bard in Blackpool and Edinburgh, and Evidence Based Punk Rock from The Protest Family
MATTHEW HAWKINS is mesmerised by a performance that dissolves the line between audience and performer
MATTHEW SHARPE recommends the essays of a Renaissance politician that instruct and unnerve after 400 years
GAVIN O’TOOLE welcomes the reissue of a seminal work of revolutionary theory that have genuine relevance in the current context
LAST September I reported on The World Transformed festival, organised by Momentum alongside the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Building on the commitments in the 2017 Labour Manifesto, it included several workshops on culture looking at what the elements of a radical culture policy might be.
That manifesto, clearly reflecting the personal vision of Jeremy Corbyn and his team, was a marked improvement on previous ones. He was the only candidate in 2015 to support the role of the arts in nourishing everyday creativity and its potential for political dissent.
The manifesto also backed policies to improve working-class access to culture, both as workers in creative industries and as spectators and consumers of culture.
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