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<image:loc><![CDATA[https://www.abergavennychronicle.com/tindle-static/image/2026/04/23/10/50/Amadeus-Michael-Sheen-and-Callum-Scott-Howells-by-Danny-Ka1.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2]]></image:loc>        </image:image>        <lastmod>2026-04-27T16:00:14Z</lastmod>        <news:news>            <news:publication>                <news:name>Abergavenny Chronicle</news:name>                <news:language>en</news:language>            </news:publication>            <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T16:00:14Z</news:publication_date>            <news:title>Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells to star in Amadeus Revival</news:title>            <news:keywords>West End, Play, Theatre, Tickets, Actor</news:keywords>        </news:news>    </url>    <url>        <loc>https://www.abergavennychronicle.com/news/sir-nigel-to-steam-through-abergavenny-tomorrow-901266</loc>        <image:image>            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