John Tiffany has staged "Once" with appropriate simplicity on an unpretentious set designed by Bob Crowley.

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The lead is played by a British film star, Helen Mirren, the cast is uniformly excellent and Mr Hytner's work is first rate, as is Bob Crowley's set.

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"A lot of us have gotten tired of the commercialization" of big marathons, said Bob Crowley, 52, whose running club stages a Don't Run Boston Ultra 50K every year in Milton, Massachusetts.

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