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“Emotional integrity”

ReviewsAug 6, 2021by Paul ValeHampstead Theatre, London

Matt Sutton and Jennifer Daley in Big Big Sky at Hampstead Theatre. Photo Robert Day

Tom Wells’ latest play is an elegantly crafted, bittersweet story of loss, love and birdwatching

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