The Conquest of the South Pole, Arcola, London by Natasha Tripney

Arcola, London: Though written in the mid-1980s, Manfred Karge's play paints an all too familiar picture. Worn down by their jobless, aimless existence, a group of young men seek a means of escape from the bleak reality of their lives. The swaggering Slupianek - played with charisma and a brash aggressive energy by O-T Fagbenle - suggests a kind of game: together they will act out Amundsen's conquest of the…

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