The Harder They Come
by Colin Grant
In the latest production of The Harder They Come at Stratford East, London, the musical depicts all of Jamaican life on stage with thrilling simplicity.
Love forms
by Gabriel Gbadamosi
The experience of silently reading Claire Adam’s Love Forms is one of immense and daunting loneliness
The Quiet Ear
by Suzanne Harrington
The Quiet Ear by poet Raymond Antrobus explores what it is to be deaf in the world of the hearing through his own upbringing and the lives of other deaf artists
Nowhere
by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley
Khalid Abdalla’s one-man show Nowhere raises questions of 'Who do we feel responsible for?' and ‘What [is] a life worth?’
The Booker Prize 2025: a public shortlist, a private thrill
by Sana Nassari
The poet and translator Sana Nassari reflects on the excitement among the more than 2,000 people attending the Royal Festival Hall event announcing the shortlist for the Booker Prize 2025
Late Shift
by Amanda Vilanova
Following nurse Floria over a late shift as her journey spirals out of control
Let the Fish Fly
by Maame Blue
A journey to an ashram in the Himalayas leads to a stronger understanding of self in Ekta Bajaj's novel.
Speaking in Tongues
by Daniel Rey
JM Coetzee and Mariana Dimópulos discuss political and ethical issues of translation
Mahsa Salali: THE CALL: MUBĀH مُباح
by Sana Nassari
A theatrical performance, a sequence of ceremonial actions that redefines the body’s presence