To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Shit hits the fan in topical polemic on school intake machinations
Holy Sh!t
Kiln Theatre, London
MUCH hangs on this show as it launches the newly named Kiln Theatre in Kilburn, formerly the Tricycle. Powerful opposition to the rebranding is so dividing the locals that it falls to Alexis Zegerman’s Holy Shit to restore faith, as if the brilliantly refurbished new building with its state-of- the-art facilities were not enough.
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