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King’s Head theatre, LondonChloe Rice and Natasha Roland deliver a playful two-hander about the wild west, power structures and the costs of theatreLike Dolly Parton sang in 9 to 5: it’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it. Kicking off with that track, this playful wild west two-hander upturns hierarchical, swaggering cowboy culture and delves into what happens when you’re pigeonholed, lassoed by life and barely getting by.First we meet a clown who plays second fiddle to a cowpuncher and longs for the glory of riding in the rodeo but winds up arguing with his own shadow. Then over a series of cleverly constructed, perspective-shifting encounters, which include even a bull’s eye view, creators Chloe Rice and Natasha Roland swap these roles, engage in power-play, flirt and fight.At the King’s Head theatre, London, until 11 February. Continue reading...