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OH, what a joy!
Rarely have I been so buoyed up by a play that I have all but forgotten to be a critic, but this is what James Graham’s Dear England made me feel as I emerged from the Olivier theatre in a cloud of euphoria and wanting to sing aloud.
The play tells the story of England football coach Gareth Southgate from the moment he misses that penalty in 1996 to, well… that other missed penalty in 2022.
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