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Passionate flight of fancy from Kneehigh
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PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
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CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
London SE1/Touring
4/5
KNEEHIGH’S spellbinding production is a fitting contribution to artistic director Emma Rice’s inaugural “wonder” season at the Globe.
Focusing on the lives of artist Mark Chagall and his wife Bella, Daniel Jamieson’s play charts their romantic relationship and their extraordinary journey through the Russia and Europe of the early 20th century.
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