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MIKE LEIGH Life Is Sweet continues director Mike Leigh‘s obsessron with the sounds oftl‘ie suburbs. but where

do all the disgusting recipes come in?

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GLENDA JACKSON When John Major eventually calls an election. it could mark the end of Labour candidate Glenda

Jackson‘s illustrious stage career. In the meantime

she appears in Mourning Becomes Iileetra

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' PREVIEWS

;Anr ....................... ..55 i CLUBS .................... .. 64 jiaLM ...................... ..15 f MUSIC .................... .. 29 I TELEVISION ............. .. 68 lTHEATRE ................. ..43 . LISTINGS i ART ....................... .. 56 CLUBS .................... .. 65 FILMINDEX .............. .. 18 LISTINGS .......... .. 25 KIDS ...................... .. 61 MUSIC CLASSICAL ..... .. 40 FOLK&WORLD 39 LIGHT ............... .. 37 JAZZ ................ .. 38 ROCK& BLUES .... .. 35 OPEN ..................... .. 62 SPORT .................... .. 63 TELEVISION ............. .. 72 THEATRE ................. .. 51 CABARET ........... .. 53 DANCE .............. .. 54 Mandela Theatre Company's Interno is reviewed in the Theatre section

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BACKLIST

BOOKS ................... .. 77

SOULSEXGODS SCIENCE FESTIVAL ..... .. 75

i . . . . CLASSIFIED ............. .. 87 Just what is it about ballads. bellies and bOdIlV tlurds

I . . .‘ ‘, . v . COMPETITIONS ......... .. 91

that has them swoonmg in the aisles? We investigate FOOD 84

the sexuality ofsweet soul music. LETTERS ................. H 92

JOHN HURT: On his role in Jim Sheridan's The Field 15

NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN: 'Happy' to be charting again 30 THIRTYSOMETHING: The caring, sharing young professionals return 72

SPRING BOOKS SPECIAL: Keneally, Caryl Phillips interviews, 77 i

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