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Brief Encounter

“Ambitious but uneven”
ReviewsOct 19, 2021by Paul ValeWatermill, Newbury
Callum McIntyre and Laura Lake Adebisi in Brief Encounter at Watermill Theatre, Newbury. Photo: Pamela Raith
Callum McIntyre and Laura Lake Adebisi in Brief Encounter at Watermill Theatre, Newbury. Photo: Pamela Raith
Emma Rice’s whimsical 2008 adaptation for Kneehigh fuses both Noël Coward’s play and the the 1945 David Lean movie together and introduces a few of Coward’s songs to the mix, ably arranged and adapted by Eamonn O’Dwyer

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Paul has been writing for The Stage since 1998 as a critic and feature writer. He is also part of The Stage's Edinburgh Fringe review team.
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