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1536, Almeida Theatre review - fast and furious portrayal of women in Henry VIII's England

by Rachel Halliburton

This wild, intelligent play is a tour de force till the doom-laden finale Ava Pickett's award-winning début play, 1536, is a foul-mouthed, furious, frenetically funny ride through the lives of three young women living in Henry VIII's England in the year of Anne Boleyn's execution. It's less Wolf Hall than a wolf howl of outrage against the double standards, toxic rumours and patriarchal injustices that plagued the l…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:02am on May 15, 2025