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Hard to get to grips with: Marie Curie: The Musical reviewed

Plus: a murder-mystery with terrific comedic integrity proves an irresistible watch

‘Distant and snipy’: Ailsa Davidson as Marie Curie. Credit: Pamela Raith 
issue 15 June 2024

Marie Curie: The Musical is a history lesson combined with a chemistry seminar and it’s aimed at indignant feminists who want to agonise afresh over the wrongs of yesteryear. We meet the young Marie, wearing her signature widow’s frock, as she speeds towards Paris on a train from Poland.

The essential materials of this musical are hard to get to grips with; the characters stiff, the tunes so-so

This opening scene is positively trembling with significant detail.

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