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BLACK SUPERHERO review

“Erratically engaging and often very funny”
ReviewsMar 22, 202310:11 by Sam MarloweRoyal Court Theatre Downstairs, London
Dyllón Burnside and Danny Lee Wynter in BLACK SUPERHERO at Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London. Photo: Johan Persson
Dyllón Burnside and Danny Lee Wynter in BLACK SUPERHERO at Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London. Photo: Johan Persson
Spikily entertaining play about masculinity and representation with a Black queer focus and flights of the fantastical

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