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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

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Birmingham Hippodrome review - Jason Donovan makes his panto debut

Monday, 17 January 2022 Read more...

One-Woman Show review - Liz Kingsman's spot-on spoof

Wednesday, 12 January 2022 Read more...

The Apprentice, Series 16, BBC One review - will they never learn?

Friday, 07 January 2022 Read more...

Pantomime 2021 round-up 2: TV stars in the spotlight

Friday, 31 December 2021 Read more...

Best of 2021: Comedy

Wednesday, 29 December 2021 Read more...

Pantomime 2021 round-up 1: a great Dame and two debuts

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 Read more...

Shagged. Married. Annoyed. Live, O2 Arena review - popular podcast lost in translation

Tuesday, 07 December 2021 Read more...

Alfie Brown, Soho Theatre review - a contrarian on great form

Friday, 19 November 2021 Read more...

King Richard review - Will Smith gives an affecting performance as Richard Williams

Thursday, 18 November 2021 Read more...

Ahir Shah, Soho Theatre review - lockdown laid bare

Friday, 12 November 2021 Read more...

Iliza Shlesinger, Eventim Apollo review - feminism, the internet - and bras

Friday, 05 November 2021 Read more...

Dave Chappelle: The Closer, Netflix review - race and class examined

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 Read more...

Jason Manford, London Palladium review - lockdown laughs and feelgood fun

Monday, 11 October 2021 Read more...

Anuvab Pal, Soho Theatre review - Empire and Bollywood collide

Monday, 20 September 2021 Read more...

Olga Koch, Soho Theatre review - personal, political and playful

Monday, 13 September 2021 Read more...

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

Friday, 20 August 2021 Read more...

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