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The Trick

“Perceptive and poignant, but halting”

ReviewsFeb 26, 2019by Natasha TripneyBush Theatre, London

Ani Nelson, Lachele Carl and Sharlene Whyte in The Trick at Bush Theatre. Photo: Tristram Kenton

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Natasha is international editor for The Stage. She co-founded Exeunt magazine and regularly writes for the Guardian and the BBC.

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