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The Events, Young Vic Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Is this the year's most controversial play? When it opened at Edinburgh in August, David Greig's The Events created a stir because its depiction of the aftermath of an atrocity is reminiscent of Norway's Anders Breivik and the 2011 Utoya shootings. The more lurid commentators denounced this as exploitation theatre; concerned liberals shook their heads. But, with the play now visiting London, audiences have the chance…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:01PM on October 14, 2013

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