Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Dramatically riveting and visually superb: Dear Octopus, at the Lyttelton Theatre, reviewed

Plus: an Addams Family musical that will have delighted anyone under the age of ten

Simple and fabulous: the cast of Dodie Smith’s Dear Octopus at the Lyttelton Theatre. Credit: Marc Brenner  
issue 24 February 2024
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  • Dear Octopus

    Lyttelton Theatre, until 27 March

  • The Addams Family – The Musical Comedy

    London Palladium

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