Slave: A Question of Freedom review

“Viscerally conveyed”

ReviewsOct 11, 202410:36 by Chris BartlettThe Lowry, Salford

Yolanda Ovide in Slave: A Question of Freedom at The Lowry, Salford. Photo: Roger Moore Photography

Powerful, heart-rending true-life story of survival in the face of unthinkable adversity

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Chris is a freelance feature writer, reviewer and playwright, and former chief sub-editor at The Stage. He has been reviewing for The Stage since 1999

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