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Shirley Valentine

“Emotionally charged”

ReviewsSep 12, 2019by Jane CoyleLyric Theatre, Belfast

Tara Lynne O'Neill in Shirley Valentine at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. Photo: Johnny Frazer

Tara Lynne O'Neill in Shirley Valentine at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. Photo: Johnny Frazer

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