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Faustus: That Damned Woman

“Ambitious, idea-filled, if uneven”

ReviewsJan 29, 2020by Natasha TripneyLyric Hammersmith theatre, London

Jodie McNee in Faustus: That Damned Woman at Lyric Hammersmith, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Jodie McNee in Faustus: That Damned Woman at Lyric Hammersmith, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

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