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Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

Winner's Curse, Park Theatre review - Clive Anderson takes to the boards

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2:22 A Ghost Story, Lyric Theatre review - Cheryl makes an impressive stage debut

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Othello, Lyric Hammersmith review - Frantic Assembly's high-energy take on the Moor

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review - superb documentary about a campaigning artist

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Charlie & Stan, Wilton’s Music Hall, review - a beguiling fantasy about two silent comedy greats

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Alex Edelman, Menier Chocolate Factory review - London run for unmissable off-Broadway hit

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The Art of Illusion, Hampstead Theatre review - a hit from Paris conjures up strange-but-true stories

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Othello, National Theatre review - ambitious but emotionally underpowered

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Sarah, Coronet Theatre review - a one-man whirlwind

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Slow Horses, Series 2, Apple TV+ review - Mick Herron’s spies make a welcome return

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The Kola Nut Does Not Speak English, Bush Studio review - an engaging debut

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Arms and the Man, Orange Tree Theatre review - a rollicking take on Shaw's satirical classic

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Dinner with Groucho, Arcola Theatre review - often opaque

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Blood, Sex & Royalty, Netflix review - yo, bros, get down with the GOAT, Henry VIII

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The White Lotus, Season 2, Sky Atlantic review - the sizzling hit drama moves to Italy, but with less fizz

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Elephant, Bush Studio review - stirring solo show from rising star Anoushka Lucas

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