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The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie review " heartfelt paean to people power in China by Michael Billington

Arcola, London This compelling portrait of how the Maoist revolution gripped one particular village is a big, ambitious and thought-provoking playThere is a growing body of plays about China, from Chimerica to Wild Swans. Anders Lustgarten's is, however, the first since David Hare's Fanshen (1975) to offer a detailed portrait of the impact of Maoist revolution on one particular village. Although it is less effective …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39PM on April 12, 2016

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