Again, Hyland’s big achievement is in the distinctive, engaging voice of her young narrator, which doesn’t have a phoney thing about it.. But when his family begins to come apart, and he learns that the world can’t be described...

The deceased were elsewhere, in Heaven, Hell or Purgatory…” But then in the very next paragraph, ?ropos the medieval habit of drinking, fighting and dancing on hallowed ground, she claims: “We should remember that the bond between...

Maybe this riven community are learning a collective lesson by re-enacting the tragedy. Meckler has previously (with Shared Experience) excelled at physical theatre, and she produces a poignant final image here. The Royal Shakespeare Company’s...

He got to Epsom by the skin of his teeth, and won by a similar margin. Meanwhile the brilliant winner, George Washington, emerged from his defeat by Araafa in the Irish 2,000 Guineas with pulled muscles, and misses Royal Ascot next week.In his absence...