PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Female genital mutilation drama cuts deep
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
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MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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Cuttin’ It
Young Vic, London SE1
4/5
CHARLENE JAMES’S striking two-hander about female genital mutilation in Britain pulls absolutely no punches.
Through the stories of two young women, James affectingly and frankly charts the effects that FGM has on their lives.
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