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The Tin Soldier

“Celebratory”

ReviewsDec 21, 2017by Thom DibdinFestival Theatre Studio, Edinburgh

Robert Softley Gale, Lauren Gilmour, Joseph Brown, Audrey Tait and Caroline Parker in The Tin Soldier. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

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