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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: Force Majeure, Donmar Warehouse
10 January 2022
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Review: Force Majeure, Donmar Warehouse

10 December - 5 February
By Frey Kwa Hawking

‘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.


Review: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre)
13 December 2021
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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.


Review: Straight White Men at Southwark Playhouse
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.


Review: East is East at National Theatre
10 October 2021
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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.


Review: Last Easter at the Orange Tree Theatre
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.


Review: Outside at The Orange Tree (online)
16 April 2021
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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’.


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.


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