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Berlusconi, Southwark Playhouse Elephant review - curious new musical satire by Gary Naylor

A reprehensible man treats women badly, but the political magic is left entirely unexplored One wonders if Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan pondered long over their debut musical's title. Silvio might invite hubristic comparisons with Evita (another unlikely political leader), but Berlusconi feels a little Hamilton - too soon? They went with the surname of their anti-hero which appears a mite unwieldy on the playbil…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:42AM on March 31, 2023

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