Sinéad O'Connor – review

Festival Pavilion, ManchesterYou might say Sinéad O'Connor has an obsession with the Pope. In 1992, she tore his picture in half on Saturday Night Live. Here, she opens a three-night Manchester international festival residency with the harrowing Take Off Your Shoes, her latest assault on the Vatican. Cheekily, she admits that she can't resist dedicating The Last Day of Our Acquaintance to you-know-who: "He deserves it."Otherwise, this is a very different O'Connor from the shaven-headed rebel wh...

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