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Bethan Mary-James as Peggy, Sarah Parish as Gwyneth, Ifan Huw Dafydd as Patsy, Rita Bernard-Shaw as Connie, Samuel Adewunmi as Nate, Zephhryn Taitte as Norman and Ellie Mae Siama as Georgina (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

REVIEW: Trouble in Butetown, Donmar Warehouse (2023)

Engaging play about 1940s Tiger Bay "The first one will put hairs on your chest.  The next one will make the hairs fall out!"Norman about the strong potcheen Bethan Mary-James as…

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Juma Sharkah as Martha/Frisky (Photo: Johan Persson)

REVIEW: Liberian Girl, Royal Court (2015)

Diana Atuona hasn't shied away from a difficult subject for a first play and her grasp of dialogue is excellent, as is the writing of this story that won't let go. The play takes place in the first Liberian Civil War, 1989 to 1996. We take up the story of 14 year old Martha (a magnificent first time performance from Juma Sharkah) who is about to be sent by her grandmother to the bush school where she will become a woman.

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