The Real Ones

Monday 30th September 2024

Mariam Haque and Nathaniel Curtis in The Real Ones. Photo: Helen Murray
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Favourite stage direction: “A memory. Which disintegrates more each time we visit it. Elements getting stripped away, including the words. Club. High off their faces. An indie classic plays.” (Waleed Akhtar’s The Real Ones)

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