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(L to R) Michael Luwoye as Mandela, Danielle Fiamanya as Winnie Mandela
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Mandela
Young Vic, London
★★★
by PETER MASON
MANDELA was a name shared by two people — Nelson and Winnie — and this new musical takes that historical and emotional link as its point of reference.
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