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Frey Kwa Hawking


Frey Kwa Hawking

Frey Kwa Hawking works as a dramaturg in London. He likes to go to the theatre and the cinema. Sometimes they let him in. He is trans and Malaysian-Chinese. He always orders xiao long bao. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @absentobject


Articles by Frey Kwa Hawking


Review: Seeds (online podcast)
12 December 2020
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Review: Seeds (online podcast)

By Frey Kwa Hawking

“A whole world between my fingers”: An expansive story about food (in)security and seedbanks sprouts from No Stone Theatre’s podcast, writes Frey Kwa Hawking.


Review: Death of England: Delroy (online)
29 November 2020
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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.


Review: Come to Bed with Me, Battersea Arts Centre
30 October 2020
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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.


Review: TRAINERS at the Gate Theatre
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.


Review: I Think We Are Alone at Theatre Royal Stratford East
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.


Review: Pass Over at Kiln Theatre
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.


Review: Albion at Almeida Theatre
8 February 2020
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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.


Review: Scenes with girls at the Royal Court
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.


Review: The Tyler Sisters, Hampstead Theatre
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.


Review: Teenage Dick at Donmar Warehouse
23 December 2019
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Review: Teenage Dick at Donmar Warehouse

By Frey Kwa Hawking

“I grin hard enough to hurt”: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on the joys and agonies of Mike Lew’s high school Shakespeare.


Review: Joan of Leeds at New Diorama Theatre
11 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Joan of Leeds at New Diorama Theatre

3rd - 21st December
By Frey Kwa Hawking

‘It’s time to wank jubilantly with a cross’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Breach’s exuberant retelling of the sexual adventures of a 14th century nun.


Review: Amelie the Musical at The Other Palace
5 December 2019
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Review: Amelie the Musical at The Other Palace

By Frey Kwa Hawking

Flights of fancy: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on a whimsical staging of the 2001 Parisian romcom.


Review: The Arrival at the Bush Theatre
28 November 2019
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Review: The Arrival at the Bush Theatre

28 November - 18 January
By Frey Kwa Hawking

‘Show me where you fit’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Bijan Sheibani’s new play exploring the reconnection of two brothers.


Review: Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre
20 November 2019
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

By Frey Kwa Hawking

Unexpected darkness: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on the troubling depths of a Broadway hit musical.


Review: Unknown Rivers at Hampstead Theatre
16 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Unknown Rivers at Hampstead Theatre

By Frey Kwa Hawking

Wild waters: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Daniel Bailey’s production of Chinonyerem Odimba’s play exploring friendship, motherhood and recovering from trauma.


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