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Theatre review: Darkness denied
The RSC’s production of Arden Of Faversham avoids the elements of ‘naked tragedy’ referenced in its epilogue, says GORDON PARSONS

Arden Of Faversham

The Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon

3/5

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