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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

Mother Goose, Duke of York's Theatre review - Ian McKellen returns as the Dame

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10 Questions for comedian Alex Edelman

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Veronica Lee's Top 10 Films of 2022

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A Christmas Carol-ish, Soho Theatre review - Mr Swallow causes havoc again

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Tom Ward, Brighton Komedia review - offbeat observational gags

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Sara Pascoe, Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells review - motherhood and the perils of fame

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Jerry Sadowitz, Eventim Apollo review - brilliantly dark

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Helen Bauer, Soho Theatre review - rollicking show about how to be a modern woman

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Dave Gorman, Touring - comic in skittish mood

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Dara Ó Briain, Touring review - a comic on tip-top form

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The Lost King review - fact or fiction?

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Harry Hill, touring review - uneven madcap show

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Kim Noble, Soho Theatre review - final part of trilogy about loneliness

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Am I Being Unreasonable?, BBC One review - comedy thriller delivers the gags

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Rob Rouse, Rewind the Fringe review - unstructured but gleeful fun

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Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2022

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