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Women Who Blow on Knots review

“Compelling fictionalisation of recent history”
ReviewsNov 7, 202410:01 by Holly O'MahonyArcola Theatre, London
The cast of Women Who Blow on Knots at Arcola Theatre, London. Photo: Kate Hockenhull
The cast of Women Who Blow on Knots at Arcola Theatre, London. Photo: Kate Hockenhull
Female stories from the Arab Spring take centre stage in this imaginative joyride through North Africa

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