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Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

April review - powerfully acted portrait of a conflicted doctor in eastern Georgia

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Shanghai Dolls, Kiln Theatre review - fascinating slice of history inadequately told

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Thanks for Having Me, Riverside Studios review - snappily performed comedy with a lightweight core

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Holy Cow review - perfectly pitched coming-of-age tale in rural France

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Mr Burton review - modest film about the birth of an extraordinary talent

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Balanchine: Three Signature Works, Royal Ballet review - exuberant, joyful, exhilarating

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Wilko: Love and Death and Rock'n'Roll, Southwark Playhouse review - charismatic reincarnation of a rock legend

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The Potato Lab, Netflix review - a K-drama with heart and wit

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Santosh review - powerful study of prejudice and police corruption

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Weather Girl, Soho Theatre review - the apocalypse as surreal black comedy

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Farewell Mister Haffmann, Park Theatre review - French hit of confusing genre, with a real historical villain

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Towards Zero, BBC One review - more entertaining parlour game than crime thriller

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One Day When We Were Young, Park Theatre review - mini-marvel with a poignant punch

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Backstroke, Donmar Warehouse review - a complex journey through a mother-daughter relationship

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The White Lotus, Series 3, Sky Atlantic review - hit formula with few surprises but a new bewitching soundtrack

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review - older, sadder Bridget has started ditching the ditz

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