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Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

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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Oedipus, Old Vic review - disappointing leads in a production of two halves

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Paradise, Disney+ review - enigmatic drama with an unknown destination

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Inside No 9: Stage Fright, Wyndham’s review - uneven fright-night from the fêted duo

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Saturday Night review - a dizzying 90-minute trip to a landmark TV event

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Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets, Linbury Theatre review - thrilling dancing in a mix of styles

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