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Paul T Davies · 10 June 2019
REVIEW: The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets, Pulse Festival ✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews 1927's production The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets at the Pulse Festival 2109 at the New Wolsey Theatre.
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Paul T Davies · 15 August 2017
REVIEW: David Walliam's The First Hippo On The Moon, Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
There are enough fart and poo jokes to keep the children, and the child within, highly entertained, and some excellent audience participation!
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About the show
The Children is currently listed as an ended production in the British Theatre archive.
The Children is preserved in the British Theatre archive as a historical production.
Verified archive references place the production at Royal Court Theatre.
British Theatre coverage for this title is dated 23 December 2016.
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REVIEW: The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets, Pulse Festival ✭✭✭
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REVIEW: The Children, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭
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