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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

Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Olga Koch / Bill O'Neill / Mary O'Connell

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Darran Griffiths / Louise Atkinson / Louise Young

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Tennessee, Rose / The Ballad of Truman Capote

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Flat & the Curves / Shamilton! / I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Rob Auton / Laura Davis / Matt Forde

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Groomed / Let the Bodies Pile

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Amos Gill/ Lorna Rose Treen/ Crizards

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Krystal Evans / William Thompson / Alison Spittle

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Ania Magliano / Elliot Steel / Alexandra Haddow

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Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Ed Byrne / Fiona Allen / Kieran Hodgson

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Urooj Ashfaq, Soho Theatre review - assured UK debut by Mumbai stand-up

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Josh Pugh Live at Birmingham Town Hall review - observational gags with a touch of the surreal

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Amy Schumer, Netflix Special review - New York smarts about being a fortysomething

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John Kearns, Brighton Komedia review - Van Gogh, joining the circus and pooey nappies

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Phil Wang, RFH review - smut and smarts

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Hannah Gadsby, Netflix special review - shaggy dog story of marital bliss

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