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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

Tom Rosenthal, The Hawth, Crawley review - circumcision made funny

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John Shuttleworth, Leicester Square Theatre review - reflections on life in the slow lane

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The Trouble With Maggie Cole, ITV review - Dawn French stars in new comedy drama

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United Queendom, Kensington Palace review - rollicking royal tale

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Lucy Porter, Quarterhouse, Folkestone review - confessions of an ex-Brownie

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Ahir Shah, West End Centre, Aldershot review - a millennial's existential angst

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Simon Brodkin, The Stables, Milton Keynes review - comics casts off his Lee Nelson character

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Alexei Sayle, Oxford Playhouse review - return of the political bruiser

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Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre review - terrific Shakespeare spoof

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Simon Evans, Blackheath Halls review - a big reveal worth waiting for

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Jen Brister, Soho Theatre review - parenting, privilege and porn under scrutiny

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David Baddiel, RST, Stratford-upon-Avon review - taking on the trolls

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Jayde Adams, Soho Theatre review - witty celebrity takedown

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Matt Forde, Soho Theatre review - Brexit and beyond

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Flo & Joan, Soho Theatre review - entertaining wit and whimsy

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Frank Skinner, Garrick Theatre review - a masterclass in owning the room

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Oslo Stories Trilogy: Dreams review - love lessons

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Káťa Kabanová, Glyndebourne review - emotional concentration...

Even more perhaps than straight theatre, opera seems to draw attention to the meaning behind what may on the face of it appear a simple story....

The Count of Monte Cristo, U&Drama review - silly telly...

Alexandre Dumas’ novel has been filmed an immeasurable number of times (there was a new French version only last year) and...

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews: Lost Lear / Consumed

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Alison Spittle / Christopher...

Alison Spittle, Monkey Barrel ★★★

Alison Spittle is fat, she tells us at the top of the show. But not as...

Blu-ray: Two Way Stretch / Heavens Above

The years between 1955’s The Ladykillers and 1964’s Dr Strangelove were the years of what Sanjeev Bhaskar recently described as...

Make It Happen, Edinburgh International Festival 2025 review...

You could distinctly hear the murmurs of recognition from the Edinburgh audience – responding to knowing mentions of the city’s Leith and...