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Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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An extra fee to simplify booking cancellation might be a price worth paying for some theatregoers and make them more likely to buy a ticket, say Lyn Gardner

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