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Stray Dogs review

“Absorbing, deftly staged debut play”
ReviewsMar 22, 202312:21 by Paul ValeTheatre503, London
Graeme McKnight and Ruxandra Porojnicu in Stray Dogs at Theatre503, London. Photo: Dan Tsantilis
Graeme McKnight and Ruxandra Porojnicu in Stray Dogs at Theatre503, London. Photo: Dan Tsantilis
Theo Chester’s allegorical drama on the nature of guilt and redemption is carefully constructed and thought-provoking

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