First night highlights: shows that opened in years gone by

FeaturesJul 6, 2020by Tristram Kenton

Joanna Lumley in La Bête, which opened at the Comedy Theatre, on July 7, 2010. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Photographer Tristram Kenton selects his favourite images from shows that opened this week over the past two decades

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