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Or What’s Left of Us review

“Inescapably personal”

ReviewsAug 7, 2024by Natasha TripneySummerhall, Edinburgh

Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit in Or What’s Left of Us at Summerhall, Edinburgh.

Sh!t Theatre’s deeply moving show uses folk music to navigate grief

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