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Vanara

“Strong choreography”
Emily Bautista and Jacob Fowler in Vanara. Photo: Jane Hobson
Emily Bautista and Jacob Fowler in Vanara. Photo: Jane Hobson
New musical at Hackney Empire, based on Romeo and Juliet, has strong choreography from Eleesha Drennan but is bogged down in exposition

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