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Review of by Andy Webster for The New York Times — 26 Oct 2016

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Zhou Shen and Liu Lu’s bleak farce Mr. Donkey, adapted from their play, has a sentimental streak, and, as farce can, a tendency to overheat. But beneath its mild staginess and intermittent mania lies a cynical, piercing parable about China’s past and perhaps its present.

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This review of Mr. Donkey (2016) was written by and published by The New York Times on 26 Oct 2016.

Mr. Donkey has generally received very positive reviews.

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