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A Real Humane Person Who Cares And All That
Opens: 24/11/2009 Closes: 19/12/2009
Arcola Theatre, London
While working in Central Asia, three British writers witness a haunting event that threatens the region’s delicate balance of power. Adam Bruce’s bold and funny story about post-colonial politics is led by Daniel McGowan, who builds on the play’s success at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Guardian“The writing is sometimes too sharp and shiny, lacking emotional layers...” Intelligent, often provocative, and there's no doubting Brace's talent as a writer, nor his ability to explore mendacity in public and private relationships. But while this is highly watchable, the structure feels more tricksy than illuminating...
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The Times“A jagged drama that feels dramatically unfinished...” Three actors — Daniel McGowan, Benjamin Peters and Tiffany Wood — play all nine characters, and the play vaults back and forth in time over four short scenes. The effect is gripping, but spare to the point of being undernourished...
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The Stage“There is much to commend in this concise, rewarding hour...” The humour doesn’t just restrict itself to a sharply written causticity reminiscent of crisis management scenes in The Thick of It, but that it is also confident enough to throw in some hilariously superficial, tongue in cheek one-liners...
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