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Even The Rain (15)

Recent developments in Bolivia are absent from a film whose background is the 'water wars'

Grimes

Exuberant times with Grimes at the Social

The Girl In Berlin

Subtle twists in novel of cold war ambiguities

On the stage

Two

Friday 27 January 2012

As the old saying goes there's nowt so queer as folk and, in Jim Cartwright's quirky play set in a northern pub, a whole host of oddballs drop in for a drink.

Big Society!

Wednesday 25 January 2012

In Edwardian times Britain was run by ex-public schoolboys while the jobless and poor suffered at the hands of political warmongers and corruption.

Better Living Through Comedy

Wednesday 18 January 2012

The Fat Kitten impro group has gone through uncountable line-ups, a sweet dadaism which reflects the ephemeral nature of their partiular comic beast and has served their structured lack of structure laudably in the past.

Robin Hood

Wednesday 18 January 2012

It's a title role that Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe have played but it's doubtful either one of them would recognise Robin Hood from the Alhambra's pantomime adaptation.

Huis Clos

Sunday 15 January 2012

The claustrophobic Trafalgar Studio 2 is the perfect setting for Paul Hart's revival of Jean-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos.

Count Oederland

Sunday 15 January 2012

Max Frisch is considered, alongside Friedrich Durrenmatt, the finest Swiss writer of the 20th century.

Jack And The Beanstalk

Wednesday 04 January 2012

For the last four years Mike Kenny and Gail McIntyre's family production at the West Yorkshire Playhouse has been one of the highlights of the festive season.

Shows of the year 2011

Friday 30 December 2011

There weren't many state-of-the-nation productions around in 2011, but even so this paper's critics tracked down more than a few shows with a radical intent

Cornelius Cardew

Wednesday 21 December 2011

This concert marked the 75th birth anniversary of the avant garde musician Cornelius Cardew, with musicians performing some of his most memorable pieces on piano and violin.

New Model Army

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Last year saw Bradford's finest mark their 30th anniversary with a marathon series of dates comprising an all but exhaustive set list.