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Veronica Lee

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Veronica is an award-winning writer and critic who contributes on theatre and comedy to the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Observer and London Evening Standard.

Articles By Veronica Lee

Eddie Izzard, Brighton Dome review - splendidly surreal storytelling

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Ed Byrne, Berry Theatre, Hedge End review - musing on middle-age angst

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Count Arthur Strong, Leeds City Varieties review - stargazing and mangled syntax

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Brydon, Mack and Mitchell, Portsmouth Guildhall review - family-friendly fun

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Sofie Hagen, Soho Theatre review - sex weekend in Swansea, anyone?

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The Capture, BBC One review - gripping drama about the surveillance society

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High Society: Cannabis Café, Channel 4 review - pointless investigation into drug-taking

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Bartholomew Fair, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review - Jonson's chaotic slice of 17th-century life

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Fleabag, Wyndham's Theatre review - superb swansong for modern classic

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Sink or Swim, Channel 4 review - the Channel awaits for these celebrities

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The Affair series 5, Sky Atlantic review - a new cast member adds intrigue

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Jordan Brookes/ Catherine Cohen

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: The Red/ Gone Full Havisham

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Alun Cochrane/ Sarah Keyworth/ Glenn Moore/ Sophie Duker

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Catherine Bohart / Matt Parker / Nigel Ng / Zoë Coombs Marr

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019 reviews: Phil Wang/ London Hughes/ Jack Gleadow/ Mr. Thing

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