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Mess – Battersea Arts Centre, London

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Writer: Caroline Horton Director: Alex Swift Reviewer: Lettie Mckie The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ There are some topics which it is almost impossible to address in theatre without falling into a trap. Drug addiction, homelessness and domestic abuse are all tricky, but one of the hardest issues to tackle with sensitivity, avoiding tired clichés or platitudes, is eating disorders. [...]

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Mess – Studio, Bristol Old Vic

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Writer: Caroline Horton Director: Alex Swift Reviewer: Joan Phillips The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Caroline Horton and her company have produced a highly engaging, thought provoking, creative and very funny investigation into anorexia. Not an obvious choice for comedy, but don’t be put off. Hats off to Horton and her team for balancing such serious subject matter with humour [...]

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Mess – Didcot Cornerstone Arts Centre

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Writer: Caroline Horton & devised by the company Director: Alex Swift Reviewer: Tom Finch The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★½☆ Josephine is putting on a play. It’s about anorexia – but don’t let that put you off. Over the course of seventy minutes she tells us about her experience of suffering and recovering from anorexia nervosa. With the help of [...]

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Edinburgh Fringe : Mess – Traverse Theatre

Writer: Caroline Horton Director: Alex Swift Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ After her critically acclaimed production of ‘You’re not like the other girls Chrissy’ in 2010 Caroline Horton has fast become a name to watch within the theatre industry, her unique approach to biographical stories take her audiences to places rarely seen on stage, to a [...]

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