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Brecht lacking bite
MARY CONWAY sees a well-staged version of The Threepenny Opera which doesn’t entirely match up to its razor-sharp polemics
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
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CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
The Threepenny Opera
National Theatre, London SE1
3/5
BRECHT on the London stage is always a cause for celebration and the National Theatre throwing its considerable resources at one of his acknowledged masterpieces should be a moment to savour.
But it doesn’t quite hit the spot.
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