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Theatre

Flop of the year? Royal Court’s Instructions for Correct Assembly reviewed

28 April 2018

9:00 AM

28 April 2018

9:00 AM

‘Hunt the Flop’, the Royal Court’s bizarre quest for dud plays, has found a candidate for this year’s overall prize. Instructions for Correct Assembly by Thomas Eccleshare is a family satire set in the near future. Plot: suburban parents replace their missing son with a computerised cyborg which malfunctions. That’s it.

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