Rosie Jones: Backwards
16/08/2019
Triple threat Rosie Jones/Daddy/powerful lesbian is wickedly funny in her new show Backward. It’s clear that the stage is very much home to Jones, as we come in she’s
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Triple threat Rosie Jones/Daddy/powerful lesbian is wickedly funny in her new show Backward. It’s clear that the stage is very much home to Jones, as we come in she’s
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2021 Funny Women Awards Prizes
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