Review: The Authenticator at The National Theatre

Review: The Authenticator at The National Theatre

The play handles its themes of slavery, identity, and privilege without losing momentum Winsome Pinnock made her name with the 2018 play ‘Leave Taking’. Her new play at the Dorfman Theatre melds the intrigue of a podcast detective story with classic haunted house tropes to create a fast-paced exploration of a complex and pertinent subject

The Authenticator – National Theatre, London

Writer: Winsome Pinnock Director: Miranda Cromwell The legacy of slavery, and the money the enslavers accrued from the practice, is something with which Britain is still struggling to engage. Whenever a National Trust property seeks to contextualise the history of the family that once owned it, they encounter resistance from a small segment of the [...] The post The Authenticator – National Theatre, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.