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This year’s panto season is off, but we can still stop political grinches stealing theatre
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Aug 17, 2020
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This year’s panto season is off, but there is still time to hold the government to account and move theatre up the political agenda, says Lyn Gardner
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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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