The Long Song (Susan Elkin reviews)
Venue: CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE, Oaklands Park, Chichester Credits: A new adaptation by Suhayla El-Bushra. Based on the novel by Andrea Levy...
This is the best novel I’ve read about the Suffragettes who fought for votes for women before the First World War. It’s a compelling page turner which really nails their uncertainties, split loyalties, determination, sacrifices and suffering. And Jeni Whittaker comes at it from an unusual position. Her great aunt, Gladys Mary Hazel, brought up […]
3 days ago Susan Elkin