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Teddy
The Vaults
London
THIS revival of Teddy manages to be less than the sum of its parts.
There’s some extraordinary talent and promise in the musical, set in the world of 1950s Teds, replete with teenage angst and energy.
Molly Chesworth, as the slick and spiky Josie, is incandescent.
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