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The Snail House review

“Dramatically flat”

ReviewsSep 15, 2022by Dave FargnoliHampstead Theatre, London

Patrick Walshe McBride, Vincent Franklin, Grace Hogg-Robinson and Eva Pope in The Snail House at Hampstead Theatre, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Richard Eyre’s debut play is a plodding, unpolished drama of family dynamics and intergenerational tensions

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