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I can’t recommend this Cole Porter musical highly enough: Anything Goes, at the Barbican, reviewed

Kerry Ellis is a knockout singer and dancer in the lead role and Simon Callow is heartbreakingly funny

Kerry Ellis, centre, is a knockout in the lead role in Anything Goes at the Barbican. Credit: Marc Brenner
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  • Anything Goes

    Barbican Theatre, until 3 September

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    Hope Theatre

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