In this book celebrating the human hand, a woodcut artist and a poet create a rich, deep synergy.

Human hands tell so much, and in doing so instil in the observer a feeling of wonder and awe.

With this terrific debut telling the story of three Israeli-Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv, director Maysaloun Hamoud has created something entertaining, vibrant, heartbreaking, and most worthy of our attention.

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The theme is loneliness. The vehicle: a Guardian columnist and a folk musician. The sound bite, "we stand together or we fall apart." If you like the sound of this, read on.

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If Carmen were a cigar, it would be the equivalent of a full-bodied Cuban, but tonight we were offered an own brand that appeared to have been produced somewhere in the Home Counties. 

A montage of sympathetic storytelling, shape-shifting choreography and stunning design tells the forgotten true story of female war photographer Gerda Taro.

The message of the play is clear: in the face of death, disease and disability, humanity, compassion and kindness can touch the human spirit in a way that rational analysis cannot.

'My knowing you has already seeped backwards as well as forwards in time so my whole life is pervaded with the colour of loving you.' 

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The story of Bella and Marc Chagall, as told by Kneehigh theatre company.

Like a chronologically tipsy West Egg party, we had Cole Porter mingling with Offenbach, Gershwin clinking glasses with Delibes, Bizet hitting the dance floor, and Rossini’s cats stealing the limelight. Absolutely the right kind of eclectic.

A little too much syrup and navel-gazing for me. I would have liked an exploration of other types of love, not just romantic love. But if you can get over – or even like - this, then you will be as thrilled with the second half as I was with the first.

Fruitful and delightful, combining inventiveness with a quirky venue to create yet another quality performance.

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I've never seen a thumb-operated flamingo before, nor a school production with its own milliner, who produced headpieces that should probably have a show of their own. 

Is it possible to type a review of the acclaimed Radio 4 panel game Just A Minute in sixty seconds without hesitation repetition or deviation and also make it funny I do not know but I’ll give it a go because.... argh: hesitation! 

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, nephew of the legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, is a Pakistani musician of Qawwali (Sufi devotional music), ghazal and other light Indian classical music. 

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A privilege to hear an important voice of the Russian zeitgeist, who shared with us his hopes, frustrations, and love for his country in a profoundly human way.

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Flappers flapping, shoes slow-shuffling, all of them earthy, yet electrifying. There it was, the essence of Harlem swing, distilled and ready to drink.

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When you cannot speak openly, figurative speech is essential. It becomes the spine of your poetry, each vertebra a metaphor; a political tool for the oppressed.