My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve had the classic book on my shelf for a very long time and – as both an historian and psychologist who believes very much in the influence of evolution – I felt it was about time I read the ‘prequel’, if you will, of the great work which… Read More Book Review: The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard My rating: 4 of 5 stars Every man has his dirty secret and I guess for me it is this: H. Rider Haggard’s stories are my secret porn. When I read his books I can’t help but feel the same as I do when staying at my favourite… Read More King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Theatre Review: Brick Lane 78 by Murad Khan By Ken Powell On Saturday 5 May, West Midlands-based theatre company, Purbanat, gave a special performance of Murad Khan’s latest offering ‘Brick Lane 78‘ at London’s Brady Art Centre. The date was chosen deliberately: 40 years since the murder of Altab Ali, a Bangladeshi textile worker who… Read More Theatre Review: Brick Lane 78 by Murad Khan
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler My rating: 2 of 5 stars Quite honestly, despite looking forward to reading a book I’d heard so much about and thought of as a brilliant idea, I found Ensler’s ‘Vagina Monologues’ awful in the extreme. The principle idea was a superb one – giving voice to women who… Read More Book Review: The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
The Quiet People of India by Norvall Mitchell My rating: 3 of 5 stars “…you can both love something deeply and look down on it at the same time and this is all too easy for the foreigner in Asia.” I have a great deal of sympathy and understanding for Norvall Mitchell despite the fact… Read More Book Review: The Quiet People of India by Norvall Mitchell
Originally published on Kenthinksaloud ‘Bangla Brummies’ is a comedy written by Bangladeshi theatre activist and writer, Murad Khan. The action is set in Birmingham but alternates between life in the 1970s and the present, following the stories of two Muslim Bangladeshi bachelor friends, Malik and Hisham, as they marry and become fathers. Through the comic… Read More Theatre Review: Bangla Brummies by Murad Khan
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