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Shapeless and facile: The Hot Wing King, at the Dorfman Theatre, reviewed

Plus: the Globe's war on Shakespeare continues

A clown show that may appeal to schoolchildren who eat takeaways: Olisa Odele (Isom), Kadiff Kirwan (Cordell) and Kairecce Denton (Everett EJ) in The Hot Wing King at the National Theatre. Image: Helen Murray
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  • The Hot Wing King

    Dorfman Theatre, until 14 September

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    Globe Theatre, in rep until 26 October

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