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Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother review

“Fascinating experiment”
ReviewsOct 3, 202511:25 by Alexandra CoghlanBarbican Centre, London
Bernadeta Astari, Ghalia Benali, Nadia Amin and Dima Orsho in Oum – A Son's Quest for His Mother at the Barbican Hall, London. Photo: Mark Allan
Bernadeta Astari, Ghalia Benali, Nadia Amin and Dima Orsho in Oum – A Son's Quest for His Mother at the Barbican Hall, London. Photo: Mark Allan
Jagged pieces of Wajdi Mouawad’s story, interpreted by composer Bushra El-Turk and librettist Wout van Tongeren, are never less than engrossing

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