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He’s Dead review

“Rich and exciting”

ReviewsMar 18, 2022by Isaac Ouro-GnaoBattersea Arts Centre, London

Malik Nashad Sharpe, Blue Makwana and Eve Stainton in He's Dead at Battersea Arts Centre. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Malik Nashad Sharpe, Blue Makwana and Eve Stainton in He's Dead at Battersea Arts Centre. Photo: Tristram Kenton

An exciting piece choreographed and conceptualised by Marikiscrycrycry at Battersea Arts Centre, exploring mental health and Blackness, centred on the question: Was Tupac depressed?

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