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Reykjavik review: “brimful of humanity and grief”

JL;DR SUMMARY Richard Bean's play, "Reykjavik," at the Hampstead Theatre, is a masterful exploration of Britain's fishing industry, reminiscent of his previous work, "Under The Whaleback." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Brexit1975TragedyBritainRichard BeanHampstead TheatreFishing IndustryEecDonald ClaxtonThe Walk

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Hull, England, United Kingdom
"We open in a dimly lit office that overlooks a Hull quay where trawler owner Donald Claxton (a superb John Hollingworth) counts his distant-water fishing boats out and counts them back."

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