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Guilt-free hilarity: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Charing Cross Theatre reviewed

Plus: a three-hour play at the Royal Court Theatre that feels as indigestible as the policy lecture it aspires to be

Janie Dee is stunning in Charing Cross Theatre's production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
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  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    Charing Cross Theatre, until 8 January 2022

  • Rare Earth Mettle

    Royal Court Theatre, until 18 December

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