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ABOREHENAT DOLUM Id qui berum fugita sa nonseriam fugiature vereritisi dolum ius molo ULSTER AMERICAN A brutal, unsettling and uncompromising dark comedy about power
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man Leigh (Robbie Jack), Conway lets slip an ill- judged and tasteless comment about Princess Diana in a debate about limitations. And when it emerges the playwright Ruth Davenport (Lucianne McEvoy) is not only a feminist but a unionist, Conway, from a
Roman Catholic background, is faced with more than an ideological battle on his hands.
Ireland’s script is as incendiary as it is hilarious: a bloody romp with three excellent performances that are dense with ideas about identity, semantics, the personal as political, and the political as personal. With #MeToo still foremost in people’s minds,
Ruth Davenport is the heroic riposte to the boorish Weinstein generation: a strong woman who not only reacts, but enacts, a catalyst for change in a corrupt, shallow but money-obsessed industry. Ulster American pulls down Hollywood and spanks it; a timely reminder that the expiry date for showbiz misogyny passed a long time ago. (Lorna Irvine) ■ Traverse, until 26 Aug (not 13, 20), times vary, £20.50 (£15.50) ●●●●●
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8–15 Aug 2018 THE LIST FESTIVAL 85 8–15 Aug 2018 THE LIST FESTIVAL 85