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“Smart, funny, heart-bruising”

ReviewsDec 13, 2022by Siobhan MurphyBush Theatre, London

Michele Moran, Carmel Winters, Shazia Nicholls, Ayoola Smart, Annabel Baldwin and Rakhee Thakrar in Paradise Now! at Bush Theatre, London. Photo: Helen Murray

Michele Moran, Carmel Winters, Shazia Nicholls, Ayoola Smart, Annabel Baldwin and Rakhee Thakrar in Paradise Now! at Bush Theatre, London. Photo: Helen Murray

Margaret Perry’s play about female friendship and pyramid schemes is sharply funny

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