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Theatre

The dialogue ripples with energy: King Hamlin, at the Park Theatre, reviewed

5 November 2022

9:00 AM

5 November 2022

9:00 AM

King Hamlin

Park Theatre, until 12 November

The Anatomy of Melancholy

Pit Theatre, Barbican

King Hamlin is a shock-horror drama about gang crime in London. Hamlin, aged 17, has left school without learning any useful facts or skills. He even lacks a shirt to wear so he shows up for a job interview looking like a vagrant and starts to swear at his future boss.

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