MAYER WAKEFIELD has reservations about the direction of a play centered on a DVLA re-training session for three British-Pakistani motorists
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JOHN GREEN relishes photography that unfolds a longstanding and poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a history that excavates the enormous role played by agricultural workers in recent times
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Not One of These People
Royal Court
NORM-DODGER Martin Crimp is an acquired taste. And – as with dry January or veganism – his ardent fan-base seems to grow by the day.
The Royal Court Theatre – evidently one such fan – is presenting his latest offering Not One of These People for four performances only. Clearly hedging their bets, the theatre management aim to please the faithful, while acknowledging that most theatre goers will stay away.
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