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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Phantom of the Opera brings in Chinese production to tour EU because of Brexit red tape

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A production of The Phantom of the Opera has been brought in from China to tour the EU because Brexit red tape made it too “expensive” to use a British one.

The latest example of the “disastrous” impact of Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit deal on touring creative artists was revealed as MPs investigated the hit to UK “soft power”.

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