The week in theatre: Speed; Shanghai Dolls – review Mohamed-Zain Dada makes a darkly comic drama out of a speed awareness course, while clever design elevates Amy Ng’s play about Madame Mao The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025
Shanghai Dolls at the Kiln Theatre review: undeniably impressive 3/5 Two women across six decades of upheaval are covered in this astonishing true story of Mao Zedong’s revolution Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
In Shanghai Dolls, Madame Mao’s life story of art, revolution and resentment is undone by clichés 2/5 This real-life tale of Mao’s wife and the first female director of China fails to meet its own potential The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025