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A play that explains why England’s football team are so lousy: Dear England, at the Olivier Theatre, reviewed

Plus: it’s an odd experience to see the annihilation of one’s own kind presented on stage while members of the audience giggle

Kel Matsena (Raheem Sterling) and Will Close (Harry Kane) in Dear England at the National Theatre. Credit: Marc Brenner
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  • Dear England

    Olivier Theatre, until 11 August

  • Tambo & Bones

    Theatre Royal Stratford East, until 15 July

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