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The Duck House is the best show in the West End

The Duck House, about the MP expenses scandal and politicians' peccadilloes, is the best show now playing in the West End

Ben Miller as Robert Houston MP in ‘The Duck House’ [Getty Images/iStock/Shutterstock/Alamy]

  • The Duck House

    Vaudeville, until 29 March

  • Little Black Book

    Park, until 19 January

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