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First Look: School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play at Lyric Hammersmith in Rehearsal

by Staff Writer
May 22, 2023
Reading Time: 4 mins read
Tara Tijani, Francesca Amewudah Rivers, and Bola Akeju in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play rehearsals at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre (c) Manuel Harlan

Tara Tijani, Francesca Amewudah Rivers, and Bola Akeju in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play rehearsals at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre (c) Manuel Harlan

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