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Theatre review: Little Revolution at the Almeida Theatre
A well-intentioned play on the 2011 riots sheds little light among all the heat, says GILLIAN PIGGOTT
by Marwa Paikan
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
New releases from Javon Jackson, IZE Trio, and Mal Waldron Trio
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
Rating: 2/5
If any event in our recent history requires urgent political analysis, then the August 2011 riots do.
They are the focus of Alecky Blythe’s new play and her approach to theatre — verbatim recordings of events, the voices of bystanders and local residents edited together into a script — ought to prove thought-provoking and revelatory in relation to the shameful events of three summers ago.
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