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Veronica Lee

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Veronica is an award-winning writer and critic who contributes on theatre and comedy to the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Observer and London Evening Standard.

Articles By Veronica Lee

Dead Ringers Live, London Wonderground review - impressionists on great form

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Edinburgh Fringe 2021: Comedy Allstars, Underbelly review - depleted festival kicks off

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Wonderville, Palace Theatre review - magic and illusion family show

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Bo Burnham: Inside, Netflix review - a masterpiece about lockdown angst

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Comedy Shindig, Melbourne Hall review - Jason Manford headlines opening night

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Jimmy Carr, Palace Theatre review - rape gags and risible claims

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Mark Thomas, Soho Theatre review - new state-of-the-nation show

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Four Quartets, Theatre Royal Bath review - Ralph Fiennes gives a compelling performance

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Arthur Smith, Brighton Fringe review - touching memoir of his dad

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Reclaim These Streets fundraiser, 21Soho review - entertaining mixed bill hosted by Sarah Keyworth

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Mark Watson's Carpool Comedy Club, Henley-Marlow review - Nish Kumar sticks it to the Tories

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Some Kind of Heaven review - a Florida retirement community yields its secrets

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Mark Watson's Carpool Comedy Club, the Hop Farm review - strong kick-off to 2021 live comedy

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Comedy podcasts round-up 5: politics, relationships and spoofery

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The Importance of Being Earnest online review - Oscar Wilde updated for the Nando's generation

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Citizen Lane review - fascinating dramadoc about Irish arts benefactor

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