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The Last Return review

“Ambitious and distinctive”
ReviewsAug 9, 202212:40 by Natasha TripneyTraverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Naima Swaleh, Fionn Ó Loingsigh, Anna Healy, Fiona Bell and Bosco Hogan in The Last Return at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Photo: Lottie Amor
Naima Swaleh, Fionn Ó Loingsigh, Anna Healy, Fiona Bell and Bosco Hogan in The Last Return at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Photo: Lottie Amor
Absurdist allegory for colonialism that feels tonally chaotic – and not always in a good way

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