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The verdict on Maxim Gorky's 'Enemies' at the Almeida Theatre EXIT POLL

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From: The Independent on Sunday
Date: 20060521
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Mary Pritchard

TEACHER, AGE NOT GIVEN

The production was wonderful: the set, the acting, the lot. I last saw it in the 1970s, but this new translation -with al its coloquialisms - really works. It also brings up a lot of issues, and every side is represented.

Daniel Johnson

IT CONSULTANT, 24

I loved it. The play buzzed with energy and the characters are really vividly portrayed. I especially liked Jack Davenport's drunk guy' he was very amusing. I was not familiar with the text before, but the updated language works.

Suzanne Brayley

LECTURER, 48

I loved al the characters, especially ...

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