The Way I See It
The shipyard painter, political activist and razor-sharp cartoonist Bob Starrett has just written a new book The Way I See It on his eventful life and times. Below we reprint one of his stories and review an essential read
La Boheme
ENO's production of La Boheme is a triumph,
Music
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sunday 28 April 2013
Underwhelming is not a word I would normally use about New York's finest trio- their first three albums attempted daring experiments with perfect results. It's only in the context of this high standard that their fourth album disappoints.
As You Like It
Sunday 28 April 2013
There is a spirit of infectious enjoyment that infuses Maria Aberg's production of Shakespeare's examination of aspects of love.
Preview of a great line-up for the Morning Star's May 1 celebrations
Sunday 28 April 2013
There's nothing like a good May Day rally to recharge the radical spirits and Wednesday's gathering in London promises, as ever, to do just that.
The Book Of Mormon
Saturday 27 April 2013
The book of Mormon may not represent the much-heralded death of satire but, with full-page ads taken out in the show programme by lampooned subjects The Lion King and the Mormon church itself, this effervescent musical inches us ever closer to the abyss.
The Empress
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Tanika Gupta's play ignores the ills of Victorian rule
James + Echo And The Bunnymen
Tuesday 23 April 2013
It is not often two great bands share a stage outside the festival circuit but tonight Mancunian greats James headline with Scouse legends Echo And The Bunnymen supporting and the venue's packed by 7.30, a rare event at the Academy.
Once
Monday 22 April 2013
The transition from screen to stage of the hit musical Once doesn't altogether convince
Day to buy with an indie spirit
Saturday 20 April 2013
Today is Record Store Day, an event which started in the US in 2007 when over 700 independent record shops came together to celebrate the culture of indie record shops and support small specialist record stores who are being eclipsed by downloaded music and limited stock chain stores and supermarkets.
Gibraltar
Thursday 18 April 2013
The conspiracy theory driving a play on the execution of three IRA militants in Gibraltar 25 years ago doesn't add up to much at all
Susheela Raman
Tuesday 16 April 2013
The wild exuberance of Susheela Raman opens the South Bank's Alchemy Festival, a fusion of music, dance, literature, art, design and debate from Britain and the Indian subcontinent, with totally unexpected acts of musical power.