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The Lower Depths, Arcola, review: farcical situations and tragic moments

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 February 2017 at 15:35

Jack Klaff, Jacob Banser, Doug Rao and Mark Jax in The Lower Depths. Photograph: Robert Workman.

The Dalston theatre hosts a harsh, passionate and ultimately remorseless production of Maxim Gorky’s play

Grimeborn Festival, Arcola, review: ‘excellent programme of rarities and standards’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 15:38

Mozart and Salieri at Grimeborn

Opera gets back to its experimental roots at the Arcola’s annual festival