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“A sad and painful portrait using video calls”

ReviewsMay 14, 2020YouTube

Diana Quick creates a sad and painful portrait of a mother trying to talk to her daughter through video calls in this online revival of Adam Brace’s monologue, directed by Michael Longhurst for the Donmar Warehouse

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