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GORDON PARSONS recommends an entertaining account of the years between Germany’s defeat in WWI and Hitler’s seizure of power
Sweet sister act songs of success in Stratford
The Etienne Sisters
Theatre Royal Stratford East
London E15
4/5
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
MICHAL BONCZA, FIONA O’CONNOR, JAMES WALSH and ANGUS REID review Atlas of Disappearance, Love Me Tender, Bouchra, and This Tempting Madness
Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
THE Etienne Sisters is a simple tale, elevated above the ordinary by an evocative and authentic script from writer-director Che Walker which makes effective use of local dialect.
Even so, none of the three distinctly drawn sisters initially invite warmth or empathy.
The judgemental and overly aspirational Tree (Nina Toussaint-White) is full sister to the irritatingly directionless and easy-going Ree (Jennifer Saayeng).
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