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• 🆕 blog! “Theatre Review: The School for Wives - at Riverside Studios” ★★★★★ The Flywheel theatre company are reviving the rep tradition by having five actors perform five different plays in five weeks. Their interpretation of Molière's classic is gaudy and hilarious. Even the lighting cues are funny! It is fair to say that School for Wives isn't exactly an uncontroversial play. The … 👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/theatre-review-the-school-for-wives/ ⸻ #TheatreReview

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