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My Fair Lady review

“A gusto-fuelled production”

Curve Theatre, Leicester

The cast of My Fair Lady at Curve Theatre, Leicester. Photo: Marc Brenner

Imaginative take on Alan Jay Lerner’s classic musical, with sparky sexual chemistry

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