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“Assured nuances”

ReviewsNov 26, 2021by Mert DilekCambridge Arts Theatre

Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers in Private Lives. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers are in top form in this deft revival of Noël Coward’s classic comedy

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