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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

Reginald D Hunter, Princes Hall Aldershot review - underpowered but the laughs come through

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Mark Thomas, BAC review - impassioned polemic about the NHS

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Britney, Soho Theatre review - finding the funny in a brain tumour

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Tommy Tiernan, Shepherd's Bush Empire review - playful and poetic

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Angela Barnes, Blackheath Halls review - a pessimist turning the tables

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Aziz Ansari, Eventim Apollo review - show follows his #MeToo moment

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Mo Amer and Guz Khan, Leicester Square Theatre review - racism examined from both sides of the Atlantic

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Showbands, BBC Four review - an Irish cultural phenomenon explained

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Ed Gamble, The Stand review - amiable hour touching on personal issues

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Angry Alan, Soho Theatre review - superb monologue about the rise of 'meninism'

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Fleabag, Series 2 review - a standing ovation

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Lou Sanders, Soho Theatre review - shame put under the spotlight

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Cyprus Avenue, Royal Court Theatre review - Stephen Rea is utterly compelling

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Sheeps, Soho Theatre review - sketch comedy with a touch of the surreal

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Adam Riches Is The Guy Who..., Drink, Shop & Do review - super-suave Lothario on the prowl

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Lost Voice Guy, Soho Theatre review - Britain's Got Talent winner finds the funny in disability

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