MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
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Gone but not forgotten
MARY CONWAY recommends a poignant tribute to the Chinese Labour Corps in WWI
Immersed in the telling: The cast of forgotten
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
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KEN COCKBURN traces the one original language – that of the Yamnaya pastoral nomads – from which all European and Indian languages derive
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the debunking of the iconic British war hero
ALEX HALL recommends a searing panorama of our global predicament
Forgotten
Arcola Theatre, London
DANIEL YORK LOH'S Forgotten is the kind of drama that reinforces the Arcola’s unique and commanding position in London theatre.
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