Buzzing with Dizzee Rascal tunes and daffy energy...Stevenson’s performance feels undeniable, soaked in the sweat of a ’00s east London that’s not quite Dizzee Rascal’s, but authentically hers.'
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In a moment when we risk being torn apart by culture wars, Poet in Da Corner feels like a show for our times: not only bitingly aware of precisely these issues, but daringly inclusive, too.'
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Stevenson’s story is one of rage and trauma, but also comedy...Ola Ince’s production is an epiphany and game-changer. It throws away the rulebook and opens your ears and eyes to what theatre could and should be.'
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...an energetic, exuberant gig-theatre show, built with theatrical savviness on Dizzee Rascal's iron-strong foundation...It's really deftly done. Stevenson is a witty wordsmith...'
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It’s rare to come across a piece of theatre that is so gloriously and absolutely itself as this sparks-flying homage to grime music...It is, in short, the real deal.'
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Sometimes scenes and songs repeat ideas...but Stevenson maintains raw energy and passion and it is thrilling to see grime as a mode of theatrical storytelling.'
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...excitingly inventive and revealing coming-of-age story... it’s an inspiring, thoroughly enjoyable evening full of possibilities for where Stevenson — and theatre itself — might go next.'
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Semi-autobiographical coming of age story jumps to the sounds of grime...If the infectious glory of the music distracts you from thinking too much about the content, who cares?'
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