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Theatre Review: Troubled testimony
An act of storytelling and witness to the civil war consuming Syria brings an anguished human dimension to the fore, says JOE GILL
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
Oh My Sweet Land
Young Vic Theatre, London SE1
3/5
Oh my Sweet Land begins with a woman walking on stage carrying plastic shopping bags which she unloads onto a kitchen table.
While preparing the traditional Arabic dish kibbeh she begins to tell the story of how she met a Syrian man called Ashraf in Paris who is haunted by the friends and family he has left back in the war zone.
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