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Glib and snarky: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, at Gillian Lynne Theatre, reviewed

Plus: Southwark Playhouse's Salomé offers limitless opportunities for the male-dominated cast to pose in various states of undress

Rottweilers in frocks: Carrie Hope Fletcher as Cinders and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as the Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella. Photo: Tristram Kenton​
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  • Cinderella

    Gillian Lynne Theatre, booking to 29 May 2022

  • Salomé

    Southwark Playhouse, until 11 September

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