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A Hero of the People review

“An important reimagining”
ReviewsMay 18, 2022by Nicholas DaviesSherman Theatre, Cardiff
Suzanne Packer in A Hero of the People at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. Photo: Mark Douet
Suzanne Packer in A Hero of the People at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. Photo: Mark Douet
Themes of sickness, opportunism and a battle of wills are brilliantly examined in Brad Birch’s subversive reimagining of Ibsen’s text

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