MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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Churchill at her radical and compassionate best
An almost out-of-the-body experience where all that is possible, or desired, floats into vision then dwindles, writes MARY CONWAY
DAZZLING: John Heffernan and Linda Bassett
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PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
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What If If Only
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
THERE are four compelling reasons to see What If If Only at the Royal Court: first, it’s by the incomparable Caryl Churchill; second, it stars the unmatchable Linda Bassett; third, it explores the extreme profundity of human experience; lastly, it is, in itself, a thing of beauty.
Oh, and it is only 20 minutes long.
Churchill holds a place like no other playwright in our times. Brilliant, uncompromising, cliche-smashing, wry and humorous, she forces us to view the limited perceptions of our lives from ever new and insightful perspectives.
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