George Shaw’s Tile Hill
Ruth Elizabeth Waters looks at why George Shaw's paintings of Coventry have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize
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The Dead Butcher
Ruth Elizabeth Waters finds the RSC's Macbeth uncomfortable for all the right reasons
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The storm has broken
Ruth Elizabeth Waters sees Cheek by Jowl’s 'The Tempest' throwing cold water in the face of tired conceptions of Shakespeare
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Such stuff as dreams are made of
The _Boar_ explores the RSC’s vibrant transformation and finds a beacon of creativity in the face of vicious arts funding cuts
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The Little Stranger
The strange ravages of time: Ruth Elizabeth Waters finds more social commentary than spine- chilling horror in Sarah Waters' latest novel.
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The thrifts’ guide to Venice
As Valentine's Day looms Ruth Elizabeth Waters and Julian Evison give us their tips on how to enjoy Italy's capital of romance without exhausting your overdraft.
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Singled Out
Singled Out, Virginia Nicholson’s latest social history, sets out to document what life was like for women after the First World War. The book details the lives of women for whom the expected life plan of marriage and children had been sabotaged by the enormous human loss- the ‘lost generation’-...
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