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Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

Time Bandits, Apple TV+ review - larky expanded rerun of the Gilliam/Palin classic

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About Dry Grasses review - warts and all portrait of an unhappy man

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Red Speedo, Orange Tree Theatre review - two versions of American values slug it out

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ECHO, LIFT 2024, Royal Court review - enriching journey into the mind of an exile

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Janet Planet review - teasing dissection of a mother-daughter relationship

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More Than One Story review - nine helpings of provocative political theatre

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Visit from an Unknown Woman, Hampstead Theatre review - slim, overly earthbound slice of writer's angst

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Grud, Hampstead Theatre review - sparky investigation of a geeky friendship

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Skeleton Crew, Donmar Warehouse review - slow burn that satisfyingly catches fire

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Mean Girls, Savoy Theatre review - standout performances save a thin score

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The Secret Garden, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - adaptation more edifying than beguiling

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Kiss Me, Kate, Barbican review - an entertaining, high-octane Cole Porter revival

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Àma Gloria review - small-scale triumph with a big emotional payload

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Wedding Band, Lyric Hammersmith review - revelatory staging of a Black classic

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Passing Strange, Young Vic review - exuberant pocket musical with a thoughtful core

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Blue Lights Series 2, BBC One review - still our best cop show despite a slacker structure

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