‘Ironic little ski dances’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on a theatrical adaptation of Ruben Östlund’s film that explores an off-kilter family on the slopes.
Frey Kwa Hawking

Articles by Frey Kwa Hawking
13 December 2021
Reviews
Review: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre)
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Death by tasteful: Frey Kwa Hawking is underwhelmed by an overly safe, moneyed take on Cabaret.
19 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Straight White Men at Southwark Playhouse
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘I find myself wishing that this production excavated some deeper weirdness’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Young Jean Lee’s 2014 play exploring white privilege.
10 October 2021
Reviews
Review: East is East at National Theatre
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Let the good times roll: Frey Kwa Hawking writes about Birmingham Rep and National Theatre’s celebratory 25th anniversary staging of East is East.
10 July 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Last Easter at the Orange Tree Theatre
3 July - 7 August
By Frey Kwa Hawking
How the light gets in: Frey Kwa Hawking reviews Tinuke Craig’s revival of Bryony Lavery’s gentle comedy about light and life shared between friends.
16 April 2021
Reviews
Review: Outside at The Orange Tree (online)
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Outside in: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on the second of the Orange Tree’s livestreamed collection of short plays, which ‘draw a thick line between where we’ve come from and where we’re going’.
12 December 2020
Reviews
Review: Seeds (online podcast)
By Frey Kwa Hawking
“A whole world between my fingersâ€: An expansive story about food (in)security and seedbanks sprouts from No Stone Theatre’s podcast, writes Frey Kwa Hawking.
29 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Death of England: Delroy (online)
27th November
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘To be responsive is to be quick on your feet but no less considered for it’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s agile sequel to Death of England.
30 October 2020
Reviews
Review: Come to Bed with Me, Battersea Arts Centre
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Sleeping alone, together: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Robert Softley Gale’s ‘extremely localised but fiercely expansive’ digital performance moving through his bedtime routine.
5 March 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: TRAINERS at the Gate Theatre
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘This trying is pointed at you, because the show felt pointed at me for once’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Sylvan Oswald’s ‘theatrical essay’ about transness and love.
3 March 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: I Think We Are Alone at Theatre Royal Stratford East
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Are we alone? Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Frantic Assembly’s ‘unwieldy’ new show that constellates characters in grief and loneliness.
20 February 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Pass Over at Kiln Theatre
13th February - 21st March
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Waiting for transcendence: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Antoinette Nwandu’s play racist police violence and structural discrimination in America.
8 February 2020
Reviews
Review: Albion at Almeida Theatre
By Frey Kwa Hawking
How does your garden grow?: Frey Kwa Hawking digs into Mike Bartlett’s leafy exploration of Englishness.
23 January 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Scenes with girls at the Royal Court
15th January - 22nd February
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘Does love with boys always make you banal?’ Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Miriam Battye’s ‘millennial pink’ new play.
8 January 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Tyler Sisters, Hampstead Theatre
13 December - 18 January
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘An avalanche of years’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Alexandra Wood’s naturalistic depiction of the relationships between sisters over forty years.