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I've Got Some Things to Get Off My Chest review

“Comes alive in the conversational moments”

ReviewsAug 23, 2023by Tim BanoGilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

Eva Lily in I've Got Some Things to Get Off My Chest at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh. Photo: Matthew Carroll

Uplifting and enlightening monologue about breasts and health inequalities

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