sun 03/08/2025

Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

Northanger Abbey, Orange Tree Theatre review - larky retelling of Austen’s satire with a poignant core

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All of Us Strangers review - a haunting story about the power of love, masterfully told

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The Holdovers review - a perfectly formed comedy that wears its perfection lightly

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The Boys in the Boat review - a Boy’s Own true story told in formulaic style

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV1 review - a star-packed account of an incendiary story

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This Much I Know, Hampstead Theatre review - an intellectual game with a slight emotional payload

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Edward Scissorhands, Sadler's Wells review - a true Christmas treat, witty and beguiling

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The House with Chicken Legs, Queen Elizabeth Hall review - a potential charmer swamped by its setting

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Ulster American, Riverside Studios review - knockabout comedy with an acid bite

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Cold War, Almeida Theatre review - compelling bittersweet tale of love in post-war Europe

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Wonka review - a confusingly mixed bag of bonbons

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Dreaming and Drowning, Bush Theatre - dense and intense monologue about Black queer identity

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Infinite Life, National Theatre review - beguiling new comedy about a world of pain

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Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Lyric Theatre review - adult panto delivered as jolly chaos

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Trevor Noah: Off the Record, O2 review - welcome return to standup for the polyglot motormouth

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The Eternal Daughter review - tricksy ghost story with a poignant emotional core

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