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Controversial 1891 play in striking new production
A glorious, collaborative piece that must be the standout new show in London at the moment, writes SIMON PARSONS
MEMORABLE: Catherine Cusack (Adult Women), Amara Okereke (Wendla), Laurie Kynaston (Melchior)
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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
Spring Awakening
Almeida Theatre
SATER and Sheik’s multi-award winning musical version of Wedekind’s controversial 1891 play dealing with pubescent sexuality and angst in an uncompromising and authoritarian adult world is revived on stage in this striking new production.
Set around two single sex schools and 13 students, Wedekind’s tragic original script is stripped down and updated with 20 memorable songs but still clearly evident.
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