An enthusiasm for resourcefulness
“Make do and mend” may have been a phrase introduced during WW2 – and something that’s had something of a revival in recent years – but the roots of its ethos lie in the resourcefulness and thri ...
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Working class lives: three films by Ken Loach
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs Three Films By Ken Loach (BFI) Riff Raff Raining Stones Ladybird Ladybird Ken Loach, social historian and critic, has a socialist agenda. He is on the side of so ...
Arthur Miller’s masterpiece transfers to the West End with Mark Strong’s tremendous performance
Robert Tanitch reviews A View from the Bridge at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, WC2 Arthur Miller was born in 1915. His best plays are performed regularly in the international repertoire. There will alway ...
Can the North/South divide ever be bridged?
Robert Tanitch reviews Invincible at St James Theatre, London SW1 Ellie Jones’s extremely well cast production of Torben Betts’s much praised new play, has successfully transferred to London from The ...