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Disruption review

“Compelling dark comedy about AI”

ReviewsJul 14, 2023by Dave FargnoliPark Theatre, London

Oliver Alvin-Wilson in Disruption at Park Theatre, London. Photo: Pamela Raith

Oliver Alvin-Wilson in Disruption at Park Theatre, London. Photo: Pamela Raith

Andrew Stein’s timely and incisive speculative satire, directed by Hersh Ellis and starring Oliver Alvin-Wilson and Debbie Korley, predicts the insidious influence of AI

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