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The Girl Next Door

“Intriguing but sluggish”
Bill Champion and Naomi Petersen in The Girl Next Door. Photo: Tony Bartholomew
Bill Champion and Naomi Petersen in The Girl Next Door. Photo: Tony Bartholomew
Alan Ayckbourn’s time-warping 85th play has an intriguing premise and is astutely observed, though sometimes sluggish

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