Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Visually world-class, dramatically second-rate: Don’t Destroy Me, at the Arcola, reviewed

Plus: at the Finborough a light-hearted and informative introduction to Canadian politics between 1979 and 2015

The confused snatches of amorous dialogue between Eddie Boyce's Sammy and Nell Williams's Suki are the best thing in this play. Credit: Phil Gammon
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  • Don’t Destroy Me

    Arcola Theatre, in rep until 3 February

  • Protest Song

    Arcola Theatre

  • 1979

    Finborough Theatre

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