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Tale of Tales
Classical fairy tales are among the oldest sources of inspiration to storytellers of all kinds, yet it seems that…
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Where to Invade Next press conference: Michael Moore on “Brexit”, Donald Trump and why he didn’t film in the UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=WHZlh3GKjiA Released on Friday, the latest feature-length documentary from liberal activist and director Michael Moore, Where to Invade…
By Stuart Boyland
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Where to Invade Next
In one sense, Where to Invade Next finds master documentarian Michael Moore in familiar territory. Coming more than…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Broods at Electrowerkz
Hailing from the city of Nelson on New Zealand’s South Island, Broods consists of singer Georgia Nott and…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Sarah Blasko at Union Chapel
It’s entirely fitting given the venue, but judging from the number of antipodean upward inflections that can be…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Tom Odell at Islington Assembly Hall
Though it’s been three years since the release of Tom Odell’s chart-topping first album Long Way Down, his…
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My Mother Said I Never Should at St James Theatre
The plot of Charlotte Keatley’s My Mother Said I Never Should masterfully skips around in time on a…
By Stuart Boyland
Movie
Desert Dancer
Desert Dancer stakes a claim for biographical authenticity from the moment it opens with the words “based on…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
John Joseph Brill at St Pancras Old Church
A palpable sense of antiquity pervades the tranquil, candlelit interior of St Pancras Old Church, offering serene sanctuary…
By Stuart Boyland
Movie
The Man Who Knew Infinity
A written quotation from Bertrand Russell concerning the beauty of pure mathematics appears on screen at the opening…
By Stuart Boyland