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Zenaida Yanowsky rises to the title role and Carlos Acosta brings wit to his last classical role at the Royal Opera House in a tapestry of dance, music and text
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He’s done everything from Rising Damp to All My Sons and Holby. But now Don Warrington is facing the biggest challenge of his career: playing Lear
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Despite Christopher York’s intriguing approach to the would-be king, this show is scuppered by inconsistent acting and giggle-inducing sound effects
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The wonderful Third Angel consider the moment of birth in Sheffield, the Push festival begins at Home in Manchester and the London International Mime festival is full of promise
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Bertolt Brecht is often thought to be preachy and simplistic, but these plays prove otherwise, offering a complex montage of life in Nazi Germany
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Is 2016 the year of the female playwright?
Mark LawsonFrom new writing at the Royal Court to revivals at the NT, theatre schedules suggest that plays by women are finally getting better representation – but there’s still cause for concern -
How does a play change through its run?
Matt TruemanSeeing Linda at the Royal Court and Waste at the National during previews and then again three weeks later, revealed that both got better -
New artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre aims to get much greater proportion of women on the stage
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Ellie Harrison is facing outrage over a project that will keep her inside the city’s perimeter. But that’s what arts funding is for – to take risks
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The choreographer performed in Peter Brook’s legendary stage production of The Mahabharata as a child. Now he is unveiling a new dance version of the Indian classical stories
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Every comedian has ‘died’ on stage, says Isy Suttie. Here she relives her nightmare in Edinburgh
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For a show under construction at Battersea Arts Centre, Joanna Griffin is teaching the art of comedy to her 72-year-old bricklayer father
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Gary Delaney: There’s Something About Gary | Mark Watson | The Noise Next Door
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Cho gleefully goads the demure with an in-yer-face set that, amid the name-dropping and self-promotion, has some almost fabulous moments
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Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is the subject of Give Me Your Love. Devising the show took Ridiculusmus on a journey of discovery
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The Rolling Stone | Partus | Holy Mackerel! | The Girls | London International Mime Festival | Rehearsal For Murder
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With outstanding leads and fizzing choreography from Carlos Acosta, the classic gambling musical is staged with elan
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NTW has appointed the astute Thiarai to succeed John McGrath as artistic director. An era of engaged performers and audiences is sure to continue
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As Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet gets an NT Live broadcast, test your knowledge of Shakespeare’s princely tragedy
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Here are 10 striking stage directions – can you identify the plays they're taken from?
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Shakespeare wrote some of the most beautiful sonnets in history but he was also the prince of putdowns. How well do you know the Bard's barbs?
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Thirty years ago today, Les Misérables had its official London opening. Test your knowledge of the show
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In the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, recording artists Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare’s romantic comedy
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Royal Ballet principal ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson prepares for her opening performance of the classic Christmas production The Nutcracker
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As the spy thriller Hapgood is revived at Hampstead theatre, Tom Stoppard talks about his drama of doubles and deception – and how John le Carré redefined espionage fiction
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