THEATRE REVIEW: Cleansed starring Pearl Chanda, Jack Riddiford, Stuart Thompson & Leo Bill at the Almeida Theatre

By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHEN? Friday 24 July, opens 29 July and runs through 29 August 2026 RUNTIME: 100 minutes (no interval)

Our performance is stopped almost midway through for what was described as ‘a front of house emergency’ and we imagine it was in response to the spurting blood as a character’s tongue is cut off.

  • Read on for reasons including how this is exactly the sort of play that can remind about the power of theatre to change its audience
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THEATRE REVIEW: Crave starring Alfred Enoch & Erin Doherty

WORTH A LOOK?: **1/2

WHEN?: 2/11/20, runs to 7/11/20 (audience will be online only from 5/11/20)

WHERE?: Chichester Festival Theatre (via Royal Court Theatre online)

RUNTIME: 50 minutes without interval

The 4 main characters in this 1-act play by author Sarah Kane are haunted by subjects including rape, incest, paedophilia, anorexia, drug addiction, mental instability, murder and suicide.

  • Read on for reasons including how this was a brutal introduction to Kane performed engagingly by a fine cast

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