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Bacon review

“Beautiful and devastating”

ReviewsMar 4, 2022by Paul ValeFinborough theatre, London

Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson in Bacon at Finborough Theatre, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson in Bacon at Finborough Theatre, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Swithinbank’s award-winning play debuts at Finborough theatre and observes a relationship developing in flashback, after two school friends meet for the first time in four years

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