Maddocks succeeds ... by weaving ... social consequences into the plot at every turn. A Place For We is ... less about solely damning gentrification and more concerned with conveying that change is an irrevocable part of life.
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[Its] large cast of characters ... [disappointingly] doesn’t ... explore how [agencies] have colluded to transform the social character of neighbourhoods like Brixton. But it succeeds as an elegy for things lost.
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This ambitious comedy-drama about gentrification, tradition, and identity shows ... Archie Maddocks is a writer of real promise. If it’s at least half an hour too long, though, there is plenty to get your teeth into.
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Full of subtlety and naturalism, Maddocks’ script ... is a gift to its actors. 'A Place for We' is a moving portrait of the ever-evolving face of London.
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