sun 22/06/2025

Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

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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Banging Denmark, Finborough Theatre review - lively but confusing comedy of modern manners

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Baby Reindeer, Netflix review - a misery memoir disturbingly presented

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The Book of Clarence review - larky jaunt through biblical epic territory

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