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Boris the Third review

“Unexpectedly insightful”

ReviewsAug 12, 2022by Fergus MorganPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

Harry Kershaw in Boris the Third at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh. Photo: Carla Joy Evans

Silly but sophisticated school-play-within-a-play by Adam Meggido starring Harry Kershaw as our outgoing PM doing Shakespeare

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