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Famine zones are more fun than this play: Dancing at Lughnasa, at the Olivier Theatre, reviewed

Plus: a political rally for brainwashed zombies at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Michael (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), a pessimistic spoilsport who pre-announces each new disaster, in Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre. [Photo: Johan Persson]
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