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Erin Doherty emerges as one of the year’s great discoveries with a stunning performance as the young American desperate to rectify the world’s injustices
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In this chapter from his new book, the director writes about shock tactics, how playwrights can counter politicians’ lies and why theatre can change lives
brexit shorts
talking points
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The radical international theatre project sharing the voices of hijab-wearers is both serious and playful – but needs to be more fearless
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pictures & video
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Forty of the UK's top young dancers take sequences from their latest Sadler's Wells production to various locations around Hull, this year's UK city of culture
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After 54 years of enticing audiences into the stalls, the National Theatre’s posters are getting their own moment in the spotlight with an exhibition
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From mapping the journey of The Curious Incident’s teen hero to putting Shakespeare in prison and erecting a towering newsroom for Ink, Bunny Christie talks through five of her creations
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Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland involves puppetry, optical illusions, major setpieces and immersive projections, as well as costumes that some dancers have to actually climb into
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Hacktivists in ball pools, teenagers riding unicorns and a world powered by actors on bikes … Chloe Lamford’s playful sets take audiences by surprise. She explains how she creates them
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His show Made in Britain debunked myths about Muslims in the UK. As he returns to Edinburgh, Tez Ilyas talks about the cut and thrust of panel shows and why the fringe is like a freshers’ week for standups
Feast of words The theatre poets stirring a new style