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Victoria McNulty
The Book Club
London EC2
TOP drawer young Glasgae poet Michelle Fisher reckoned I’d appreciate Victoria McNulty’s show Confessionals.
As Victoria had left the east end of Glasgow to tour her show and was in the east end of London I went. Sadly it was the Shoreditch of today and so Michelle, Victoria and I felt a bit out of place among the hipsters and ostentatious privilege of ensconced gentrifiers.
Victoria performs the show with singer and guitarist Abi Normal, who also adds some kick to selective dialogue. The show focuses on domestic violence and also looks at sectarianism.
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