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Forgettable romcom with an irritating title: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, reviewed

Plus: a new play at Theatre Royal Stratford East that resembles one of those demented Tripadvisor rants

Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman in Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons. Photo: Johan Persson 
issue 11 February 2023

A romcom with an irritating title, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, has opened at the HP Theatre starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner. Telly addicts will recognise their names. They play two London yuppies, Oliver and Bernadette, who are struggling to communicate properly. Out of nowhere, the state imposes a gruesome new ‘Hush Law’ that forbids citizens from uttering more than 140 words a day.

All kinds of questions arise.

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