Poetry in Motion

New Statesman (August 06, 2007)

Author: Brown, Mark
Vol: 136, Issue: 4856

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To walk around the cobbled streets of the city's Island of Churches is to feel as if one has stepped into a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. The starting point for the show is the harrowing story of one of a succession of plagues that ripped through the French city of Arras in the 15th century.

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Poetry in Motion

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe can seem like a merry-go-round of disposable culture, dominated by controversialising stand-up comedians and penis puppeteers. However, every year at the festival, there is one show of such theatrical skill and emotional resonance thataudiences feel compelled to ...

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