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Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo – Young Vic, London
RATING: **** It is a meditation on war, loss and identity within unfathomable situations, that works far better when it turns down the volume rather than when it cranks it up. Image: Ellie Kurttz
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Ride The Cyclone – Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London
RATING: **** Ride the Cyclone might be born out of a rollercoaster crash, but it is certainly no Big Dipper. Image: Danny Kaan
Readers’ Corner
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Mary Beard
Mary Beard’s SPQR brings ancient Rome roaring to life—witty, human, and vividly told. A sprawling, brilliant history that’s both accessible and demanding, it turns dusty emperors into living, breathing stories.
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The Women – Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah’s The Women pulls off something remarkable: it takes one of America’s most mythologised conflicts and tells it through the eyes of those whose voices history largely ignored.
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