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Female genital mutilation drama cuts deep
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
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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