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Could the Arts Council pay Americans to keep this stuff in America? Daddy and The Fever Syndrome reviewed

Are British audiences being used as guinea pigs for scripts that were commissioned overseas?

The dramatic temperature never rises above the level of The Archers in Hampstead Theatre's Fever Syndrome. Image: © Ellie Kurttz
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  • The Fever Syndrome

    Hampstead Theatre, until 30 April

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    Almeida Theatre, until 30 April

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