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Autumn review – Ali Smith adaptation has humour and charm in spades

It is a treat to see this kaleidoscopic meditation on stories and the nature of time brought to the stage, even if at times the play struggles to hold the full weight of its ideas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

The week in theatre: Northanger Abbey; The Most Precious of Goods – review

Zoe Cooper’s vivaciously queer take on Jane Austen will make readers and audiences think twice. And Nicolas Kent distils a Holocaust fable to its chilling bare bones

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024

Northanger Abbey review – Janeites, be warned! Austen gets a fanfic makeover

Writer Zoe Cooper and director Tessa Walker reignite Jane Austen’s early novel with hilarious physical storytelling and a fizzing cast, though the romance sputters out too soon

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024