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Dangerous bedroom reverie
WILL STONE is left wanting more by an immersive show that is within reach of greatness but doesn't quite grasp it
An audience member explores Viola's room
[Julian Abrams]
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Viola’s Room
The Carriageworks, Woolwich
PUNCHDRUNK, the vanguard of immersive theatre, has made the giant Carriageworks (two former arsenal buildings in Woolwich) their headquarters since launching their last big work, The Burnt City, there in 2022.
The wildly ambitious and atmospheric production of The Burnt City, themed around the fall of Troy, saw punters donning masks as they followed any actors they chose around the cavernous site.
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