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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie review – Muriel Spark’s extraordinary heroine made more extraordinary still

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghGayle Rankin is funny, sharp-tongued and sexually forthright as Vicky Featherstone’s production ditches 1930s starchiness for the bohemian avant gardeJean Brodie has entered the classroom of Mr Lowther (Brian Ferguson). She tells the music teacher she will not be a distraction. “Proceed as if I wasn’t here,” she says.Yeah, right. Nothing can proceed as if Jean Brodie was…

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghGayle Rankin is funny, sharp-tongued and sexually forthright as Vicky Featherstone’s production ditches 1930s starchiness for the bohemian avant gardeJean Brodie has entered the classroom of Mr Lowther (Brian Ferguson). She tells the music teacher she will not be a distraction. “Proceed as if I wasn’t here,” she says.Yeah, right. Nothing can proceed as if Jean Brodie was…

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