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untitled f**k m*ss s**gon play review

“Urgent and clever, but elusive”

ReviewsJul 3, 2023by Holly WilliamsRoyal Exchange, Manchester

Mei Mac in untitled f**k m*ss s**gon play at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Photo: Richard Davenport

Kimber Lee’s response to Asian stereotypes in the blockbuster musical Miss Saigon is furious and funny

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