thu 28/08/2025

Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

The Taste of Things review - a gentle love letter to haute cuisine

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Fascinating Aida, London Palladium review - celebrating 40 glorious years of filth and defiance

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Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt, Gielgud Theatre review - a mature master of class-A smut

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A Mirror, Trafalgar Theatre review - puzzle play with an empty core

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The King and I, Dominion Theatre review - welcome return for the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic

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Northanger Abbey, Orange Tree Theatre review - larky retelling of Austen’s satire with a poignant core

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All of Us Strangers review - a haunting story about the power of love, masterfully told

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The Holdovers review - a perfectly formed comedy that wears its perfection lightly

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The Boys in the Boat review - a Boy’s Own true story told in formulaic style

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV1 review - a star-packed account of an incendiary story

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This Much I Know, Hampstead Theatre review - an intellectual game with a slight emotional payload

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Edward Scissorhands, Sadler's Wells review - a true Christmas treat, witty and beguiling

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The House with Chicken Legs, Queen Elizabeth Hall review - a potential charmer swamped by its setting

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Ulster American, Riverside Studios review - knockabout comedy with an acid bite

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Cold War, Almeida Theatre review - compelling bittersweet tale of love in post-war Europe

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Wonka review - a confusingly mixed bag of bonbons

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