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Pigs Might Fly review

“Sprightly and imaginative”

ReviewsJun 5, 2023by Paul ValeNew Wimbledon Theatre, London

Jazz Evans, Megan Swaisland and Rachel Lea-Gray in Pigs Might Fly at New Wimbledon Theatre. Photo: Melanie Gail

Bold and bright adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Mudpuddle Farm series, packed with catchy musical numbers

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