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The Children review

“Intimate and epic”
ReviewsApr 11, 202210:45 by Lesley BatesSalisbury Playhouse, Wiltshire
Christine Kavanagh and Joanne Pearce in The Children. Photo: Simon Aanand
Christine Kavanagh and Joanne Pearce in The Children. Photo: Simon Aanand
Salisbury Playhouse’s revival of Lucy Kirkwood’s environmental play is scarily prescient

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