The Producers review

“You won’t want it to end”

ReviewsDec 11, 202400:06 by Matthew HemleyMenier Chocolate Factory, London

Raj Ghatak, Andy Nyman, Marc Antolin and Trevor Ashley in The Producers at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Wickedly funny Mel Brooks musical is given a long overdue London revival filled with first-class performances

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