The Nest, The Truth, The Bass Rock, Cranach at Compton Verney and Home Entertainment Recommendations

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Misbehaviour, On Blueberry Hill, Abi Dare, Warhol, Breeders and Kate+Koji

Misbehaviour is a new film about the 1970 Miss World pageant which saw the first black Miss World and was also disrupted by the nascent Women's Liberation movement who threw flour bombs at host Bob Hope Sebastian Barry's play On Blueberry Hill is set in a prison cell where two me ...  Show more

Hilary Mantel, The Mikvah Project, Sulphur and White, Among The Trees

Hilary Mantel's new novel - The Mirror and The Light - is the final part of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. The previous two parts have sold millions of copies worldwide and garned prizes from all quarters. Can this one compare? The Mikvah Project is a new play at The Orange Tree Th ...  Show more

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