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Nick Curtis

Ohio at the Young Vic review: this new musical is an intimate and idiosyncratic joy

Well, I didn’t have a charming piece of folkie gig theatre about religion, death and deafness on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are. Ohio at the Young Vic is a thoughtful, autobiographical reflection on loss and leaving, told through narrative and song by married Obie-winning duo The Bengsons, Shaun and Abigail.

A hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, it’s been brought to London by canny producer Francesca Moody (Fleabag, Baby Reindeer). And it is an intimate, idiosyncratic joy.

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