"This is a brief but provocative Christmas cracker – well, it involves a bang, some jokes and a surprise gift, after all."
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"Most Favoured is a delicious surprise, a mysterious comedy... it is more stimulating and satisfying than many plays twice its length... beautifully done, and ultimately rather more festive than it initially appears."
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"The comedy continues to peep through and, if this is not as cultivated as Ireland’s later works, it’s still strangely transfixing."
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"Directed by Max Elton, the play speeds along with only a 45-minute run time but there moments of silence for both the characters and audience to consider the strange way the plot progresses."
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"Most Favoured doesn’t entirely overcome the limitations of its form, like a late-night snack, you’ll probably still be glad you had it. "
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