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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: The Next Generation review

“Needs revivifying”

Sadler's Wells, London

MATTHEW BOURNE SWAN LAKE Jackson Fisch and Stephen Murray Photo Johan Persson

Jackson Fisch and Stephen Murray at Sadler's Wells. Photo: Johan Persson

30th-anniversary outing for Matthew Bourne’s groundbreaking work lacks the old spark

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