Ash dreams up a whole new category – Disasterclass – in order to talk about inevitable pain of rejection. Whether it’s jobs, romance, friends or success, how much damage can rejection ultimately cause? Plus: early reviews of the Andy Burnham era.

Get tickets for Ash at the Southbank Centre on 26 September.

Get tickets for Symeon Brown in conversation at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in North London on 5 August.

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Music by Matt Huxley.