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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Arifa Akbar

Scene Unseen review – cabaret song cycle seems both too short and too long

A compelling presence … l to r, Joseph Atkins and Jessica Walker in Scene Unseen.
A compelling presence … l to r, Joseph Atkins and Jessica Walker in Scene Unseen. Photograph: David Lefeber

It is reassuring to see online shows being made beyond pandemic necessities and especially the productions that push at the boundaries, as this one does.

Written by Jessica Walker and Joseph Atkins (she also sings while he plays the piano), and directed by James Dacre, it is staged as an intimate cabaret and combined with scenes of animation. Its story takes us through issues of gender identity, sexuality, sexual assault and Walker’s early relationship with a father who kept her existence a secret from his family.

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