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Modern morals and motherhood
This performance felt strikingly contemporary. Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed Pygmalion at the Old Vic, its present-day relevance took a while for me to uncover. In this play, the dialogue seemed to reflect many aspects of the conversations I am having with my children right now. It cuts to the core of the rhetoric surrounding the…
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What or how you say it?
Pygmalion is a classic. So what can I write? I went to the theatre knowing what I would see. And it was all well executed – the later version with the scene at the ball written in. Some scenes felt a bit overplayed, almost farcical; others maybe a little underplayed – leaving me asking –…
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