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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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