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Lizzie review

“Stylish, bad-ass fusion of gig and musical”

ReviewsNov 2, 2023by Paul ValeSouthwark Playhouse Elephant, London

Lauren Drew in Lizzie at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London. Photo: Pamela Raith

Lauren Drew in Lizzie at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London. Photo: Pamela Raith

Explosive true-crime musical by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner and Alan Stevens Hewitt, based on an 1892 murder trial, that’s delivered with style, wit and a taste for the outrageous

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