'Peake guides us expertly through worlds of pain': AVALANCHE " Barbican Theatre
Maxine Peake is magisterial at the Barbican in this heart-breaking monologue Avalanche; A Love Story.
Maxine Peake is magisterial at the Barbican in this heart-breaking monologue Avalanche; A Love Story.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
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