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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Mark Fisher

Peak Stuff review – teenage ideals take a kicking from capitalism

Meg Lewis in Peak Stuff.
Warmth and poise … Meg Lewis in Peak Stuff. Photograph: Steve Gregson

When ThickSkin announced this show a few months ago, the youth-friendly touring company now based in Wigan also launched a website. Deliberately crass, it was a send-up of fast-fashion marketing, all clashing colours and false promises. It was quite a laugh.

But you can see why they changed tack. No longer so brash, save some electric pink, today’s more sober site better reflects what a serious – not to mention impressive – play this is.

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