April 2016

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April 14-16

Iphigenia in Splott

Everyman Liverpool
https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/

4*

If A Girl is a Half-formed Thing was kind of Greek Chorus, we’re bang up to date with a rap here, for all the eponymous title. Trouble is, only about half the dialogue is discernible. Annoyingly, you tend to miss a lot of the jokes, and there are a lot of jokes. It is also delivered so flamboyantly and often in such an exaggerated fashion, you also find yourself focussing on the curious pronunication (‘dare’ for ‘door’ etc).

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June 15

South Bank Poetry 3rd London Poetry Competition

http://southbankpoetry.co.uk/poetry-competition/

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Multi Genre

MAY 31

THE YEOVIL PRIZE

All money in excess of prize fund goes to our charity Yeovil Community Arts Association
which sponsors group and individual effort in the arts in Yeovil and the surrounding area.

www.yeovilprize.co.uk

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April 5-9

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing

Everyman Liverpool
https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/

4*

Now you know what a tour de force is – and it’s very unlikely you will come across another such stunning production the rest of this year.

An extraordinary play, based on an extraordinary book by Eimear McBride’s, it’s a horribly familiar story, and familiarity does indeed breed contempt.

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