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Plinth review

“Compelling”

ReviewsOct 13, 2023by Fergus MorganBeacon Arts Centre, Greenock

Al Seed in Plinth at Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Aesthetically arresting physical-theatre work about statues

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Fergus Morgan is The Stage’s Scotland Correspondent. He has also written for The Scotsman, The Independent, TimeOut, WhatsOnStage, Exeunt Magazine and Vice, and publishes The Crush Bar on Substack.

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