"Pinnock confronts the politics of racial identity head on. But is laughter the best medicine for tackling troubling ghosts of the past? I'm not so sure."
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"Perhaps aptly for a play about disputed history, it feels like quite a lot is skimmed over, simplified, or just left out."
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"What a disarming way to serve up important contemporary questions around investigating histories, facing up to toxic legacies and atoning – or at the very least apologising – for them."
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"Whatever contrivances there may be to get there, the questions The Authenticator asks are salient enough to justify it all, and it’s an enjoyable – if bumpy – ride to get some answers."
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"The jewel in its crown is the serious message uncovered, and told with refreshing humour, leading to the perfect balance."
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"An entertaining play which revisits current debates about Britain's imperial heritage."
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"It is a compelling piece that mixes wry wit with real bite, even if the campness of Miranda Cromwell’s staging is a little erratic."
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"There's much to enjoy in this production, but it needs to be more focused to authenticate its own identity."
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