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1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (489+ words) This story with no heroes is set mainly inside a Soviet prison in 1937, during Stalin's Great Purge of his political enemies. Neither the camera nor the guards lose side of Kornyev, who has come into possession of a letter from…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (340+ words) VINYL OF THE MONTH Borokov Borokov World War Too (Rotkat) Momoko Gill Momoko (Strut) Duran Duran Duran Duran (Parlophone) + Duran Duran Thank You (Parlophone) Bellbird The Call (Constellation) + Glissando 70 G70 2: Bones of Dundasa (Constellation) Dub Pistols and Freestylers Enter the Sound…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (786+ words) Siemens Hall" International Conductors Competition, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - gladiatorial contest brings a job'The Arts Desk Siemens Hall" International Conductors Competition, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - gladiatorial contest brings a job I've always liked to think that, when it comes to…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (378+ words) Jos" Gonz'lez is one of those musicians who is well known without many recognising it. Until that is, someone plays his most known track "Heartbeats, which was unavoidable after it released in the early Noughties. Since then, the Swedish solo…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (823+ words) Stagefront are two silhouetted figures, heads at a strange angle. Like hanged men. Beside each is a robed demon sentinel with a burning torch. Overseeing all is a gigantic, trompe l'oeil devil, gnarly-fanged, eyes a glazed pink blaze. The demons…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (859+ words) The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough'The Arts Desk The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough In its heyday, Rodney Ackland's 1935 play The Old Ladies, adapted from a 1924 novel by…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (719+ words) Aynur Do'an, St Georges, Bristol review - a glorious celebration of Kurdish identity'The Arts Desk Aynur Do'an, St Georges, Bristol review - a glorious celebration of Kurdish identity Leading Kurdish vocalist takes tradition on an adventure The Kurdish singer Aynur opened her…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (162+ words) After Barber Shop Chronicles comes a female slice of pan-African life, set in Harlem in July 2019, at the fag end of Donald J Trump's first presidency. Playwright Jocelyn Bioh never mentions him by name, but his shadow looms over the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (375+ words) Jose Gonzales is one of those musicians who is well known without many recognising it. Until that is, someone plays his most known track "Heartbeats, which was unavoidable after it released in the early noughties. Since then, the Swedish solo…...