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Nell Leyshon's play-with-music asks questions of a legacy. Theatre review by Helen Hawkins

This music is not everyone’s mug of ale, but in addressing the importance of its place in England’s national culture, Leyshon knows her business...

Folk revival pioneer Cecil Sharp collects songs from Somerset sisters Louie and Lucy Hooper in Nell Leyshon's slow-paced elegiac play

My new play Folk focuses on two Somerset sisters whose – uncredited – recall of traditional songs helped Sharp save the music from extinction. It’s an ambivalent legacy

The songs that unite two grieving sisters are collected and ‘tidied up’ by Cecil Sharp in this historical drama

The show has its world premiere in north London

This Hampstead production about folk song pioneer Cecil Sharp and the women who inspired him is a gripping tussle over England's soul

The wonderful thing about reflection is that you can change your mind. My Top Ten of 2021 does not directly correlate to the highest number of stars I awarded as a reviewer.

The last of Hampstead's season of revivals to celebrate its 60th anniversary is a dated comedy with a star turn by Greig as former literary agent Peggy Ramsay

The last of Hampstead's season of revivals to celebrate its 60th anniversary is a dated comedy with a star turn by Greig as former literary agent Peggy Ramsay