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Beauty and the Beast review

“Unfocused direction”

ReviewsDec 2, 2024by Thom DibdinByre Theatre, St Andrews

Éimi Quinn (centre) in Beauty and the Beast at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews. Photo: Viktoria Begg

Éimi Quinn (centre) in Beauty and the Beast at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews. Photo: Viktoria Begg

Under-firing panto lacks pace

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