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The week in theatre; The Lightest Element; The Real Ones – review

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Summary
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77% Informative

Stella Feehily’s new play The Lightest Element tells the story of astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin .

She was the first person to realise that stars are predominantly made up of hydrogen and helium.

The Real Ones , at the Bush theatre, is more of a hurtle.

Following two best mates, Zaid ( Nathaniel Curtis ) and Neelam ( Mariam Haque ) over 18 years from the age of 19 .

The Real Ones - The Lightest Element - is at Hampstead theatre, London , until 12 October .

It is at the Bush theatre and Hampstead until 26 October .

Reviewer Nancy Durrant gives it a star rating (out of five ) She says Zaid 's self-obsession and inability to muster compassion for the people who care for him is unsympathetic.

VR Score

77

Informative language

77

Neutral language

16

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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