DanceReviewCurve theatre, Leicester
A grim, sporadically great show sees Mowgli saved by animals who have taken over idle land in the wake of climate disaster
News bulletins announce forest fires in northern France, Google shutting down its servers, martial law declared. Water levels are rising: seek higher ground. Climate catastrophe is the backdrop for Akram Khan’s cautionary reimagining of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book.
Mowgli and her family are left clinging to a raft before she’s tossed into the sea and found by animals who have taken over abandoned land – elephants and giraffes escaped from zoos; lab monkeys freed from testing facilities. Read More...
The ObserverPanamaWhen a woman and six children were ritualistically killed in the indigenous community of Alto Terrón the official response was complicated by the absence of police and health services
At the Iglesia de Dios church deep in the rainforest of Panama’s Caribbean coast, a number of unsettling objects attest to the horrific events which took place here.
A black and red accordion stands among the overturned pews, children’s belongings are strewn across the floor, and a Bible – open at the Book of Revelation – rests on the wooden pulpit. Read More...
Margot Robbie This article is more than 7 years oldMargot Robbie to play disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya HardingThis article is more than 7 years oldAustralian actor will also produce film about Harding’s 1994 battle with rival Nancy Kerrigan, which attracted some of the highest US TV viewing figures in Winter Olympics history
Margot Robbie: 'Every actor has a price tag'Read moreThe Wolf of Wall Street’s Margot Robbie looks set to play the disgraced American figure skater Tonya Harding in a drama about the incident in which Harding’s rival Nancy Kerrigan was attacked with an iron bar at a competition prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics, according to Deadline. Read More...