★★★★ THE LONELY LONDONERS, KILN THEATRE A beautifully realised stage adaptation Memories, frustrations and hopes in a city emerging from post-war austerity As something of an immigrant to the capital myself in the long hot summer of 1984, I gobbled up Absolute Beginners, Colin MacInnes's novel of an outsider embracing the temptations and dangers of London.
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:18PM on January 23, 2025