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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

A Woman Walks into a Bank review – tricksy Russian tragicomedy with a talking cat

Roxy Cook’s award-winning debut is a whimsical, layered meta-tale about the clash of old Soviet ways and modern, capitalist culture

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023