KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
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LEFTOVER SPROUTS
They are Brussels Remainers
Still out to cause a stink
And it’s our job to eat them up
No matter what we think
The one true Xmas leveller
Of age and creeds and classes
For when we’ve had a plateful we
All talk out of our arses…
Straight outta Xmas and back into the fray as we head into the uncharted, potentially dystopian waters of 2025.
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