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Em Ormonde, Venetia Bowe, Clodagh O'Farrell and Manus Halligan in Lost Lear, at Project Arts Centre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

Em Ormonde, Venetia Bowe, Clodagh O'Farrell and Manus Halligan in Lost Lear, at Project Arts Centre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022 - 21:30
Alan O’Riordan

Lost Lear 

Project Arts Centre, ★★★★★

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