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A triumphant show: Self Esteem, at Duke of York’s Theatre, reviewed

Plus: charismatic assholedom from Father John Misty

Michael Hann
The crowds greeted Self Esteem's new show ecstatically.  IMAGE: AARON PARSONS
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 03 May 2025
issue 03 May 2025

The most compelling character in the newish documentary One to One: John & Yoko isn’t either John or Yoko. It’s one A.J. Weberman, inventor of ‘Dylanology’ and ‘garbology’. He’s shown practising both in the film, rummaging through Bob Dylan’s bins for clues to the thought process of genius. 

Fifty years on, two things struck me.

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