The University of Manchester has committed itself to social responsibility and an “inclusive” debate about Israel – but does this clash with its partnership with BAE Systems?

Mandela, a new musical starring Michael Luwoye as Nelson Mandela at the Young Vic, is brilliantly performed but blandly written

Dolly Busby reviews PLAYLAND, the last play written by Athol Fugard under Apartheid

Elysium Theatre return to Manchester with an adaptation of Athol Fugard’s PLAYLAND

Jay Darcy reviews Idris Elba’s latest play, Tree, as part of the Manchester International Festival which was embroiled in controversy just before opening

Jack Greeney visits the SU Steve Biko exhibition, and contemplates the University’s history of divestment with regards to current divestment campaigns

Frank Radcliffe-Adam considers the impact of Time upon a nation recovering from Apartheid, reviewing William Kentridge’s mixed-media exhibition ‘Thick Time’ at The Whitworth