ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
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‘Come with us, run with us, we’re gonna change the world’
LYNNE WALSH recommends an uplifting musical narrative of Glasgow shipyards’ struggles past that is perfectly fit for the challenges of today
TERRIFIC: Heather Gourdie as Eddy and Janie Thomson as Aggy
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KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
MICHAL BONCZA recommends a minimalist installation that prompts intriguing connotations
FIONA O’CONNOR questions the achievement of this year’s Orwell prize winner for political fiction
LEO BOIX reviews two powerful Latin American novels in which myth and crime fiction expose the deadly consequences of patriarchy, clandestine abortion and state violence
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Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
YES! YES! UCS!
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IF this play doesn’t ignite a flame of pride in your heart for working-class struggle, check your pulse.
You may laugh, cry, sing along with raucous rock and melancholy folk. You’ll certainly yearn for the real leaders of the left, and celebrate again the victories of “people power” over venal politicians.
You’ll also witness two young actors, Heather Gourdie as Eddy, and Janie Thomson as Aggie, holding together this complex, demanding production, with an easy assurance usually associated with more mature performers.
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