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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

“Brims with magic”

Long ReviewsAug 31, 2021Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Dianne Pilkington in Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Photo: Johan Persson

Dazzling adaptation of an overlooked Disney film that brims with magic. At the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, with book by Brian Hill and music/lyrics by Richard M Sherman, Robert B Sherman and Neil Bartram

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