MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
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Sound and fury
GORDON PARSONS witnesses a production committed to great fun but signifying nothing
KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE? Alison Peebles as the Porter
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ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
JAN WOOLF relishes an extensive history of our long relationship to trees in Britain that underlines the current emergency
DIANE WATT argues that while evidence of sex is not there, a 16th‑century lesbian poet could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack
KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
Macbeth
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
THERE has long been an ongoing question at the RSC as to how to present Shakespeare to modern and, it is hoped, more youthful audiences.
There is a moment in Wils Wilson’s new production of Macbeth clearly indicating how we are encouraged to respond to this version of Shakespeare’s most profound treatment of the corrupting futility of ruthless ambition.
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