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A Greek king stalks the West End
A new production of Oedipus shows how it should be done
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Lehman Brothers collapses… again
A good show first time round is back for an ill-advised encore
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Theatre review: Felicity Kendal shows she is still on top of her game in Filumena
A play that’s as light and refreshing as a glass of champagne
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Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Music, mayhem and murder in Todd Phillips’s Gotham sequel
Joker: Folie à Deux takes music and makes it a medium for deception, pain and lethal misunderstanding
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Megalopolis is a bold, flawed, epic masterpiece
Francis Ford Coppola’s hell-for-leather sci-fi epic was 40 years in the making and is an extraordinary film that defies convention
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A woman’s right to food
Many shows come with a content warning, but the poignant and bold My English Persian Kitchen comes with an allergy warning
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May Godot forgive me, but Beckett is a bore
Ben Whishaw delights his fans, but the yawnometer goes off the scale
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A close Encounter with a classic romance
The Noel Coward play that became a hit film gets a new lease of life
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A Very Royal Scandal is not to be missed
Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books
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You can get by without this revival of The Real Thing
Tom Stoppard’s play now seems irredeemably dated
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Closing Time gives you hope for theatre’s future
The third Death of England play is funny and dazzling.. even watching its audience is a joy
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A spoof that succeeds without a Hitch
There’s plenty of life in the latest 39 Steps revival
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Prequel's not-very-coded message about Trump is terrifying
Our writers’ rundown of the pick of the week’s books, theatre and streaming
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A show to make spirits soar in our summer of strife
Fiddler On The Roof is theatre at its best
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The Grapes Of Wrath is a terrible three-hour endurance test
A dull and thankless endeavour makes you feel sorry for audience and actors
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The poet who sang about the dark times
Brecht lived through some of Europe’s darkest times yet still produced some of the 20th century’s boldest, most influential and epoch-defining theatre
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Portraits of rage.. and how we heal
The Death Of England is cutting-edge theatre that doesn’t care who it offends
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An eyemask, a leaf, a lecture… is this really theatre?
A spirited revival of Mnemonic can’t hide its flaws
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A greater showman than Trump
If you want a night of exuberant entertainment, vote for Barnum
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Kiss Me Kate is flawed but irresistible
Line Of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar delights in a clever and seditious classic
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Pieces of Brecht
The playwright’s archives reveal him as a compulsive newspaper clipper and
a master of montage
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Slave Play is an absolute must-see
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, books and streaming
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A show that knows optimism is back in the air
The Voice of the Turtle is stylish, compelling and romantic
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The Constituent is a waste of James Corden
A flat script does Anna Maxwell Martin no favours either
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The perfect show for a warm summer night
The Secret Garden is assured and stylish
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The Bikeriders is an instant classic of the genre
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, theatre and books
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A very British scandal
At 75 years old, Emlyn Williams’ Accolade is all too relevant today
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A visceral tale of violence and revenge
The Bleeding Tree is startling and compelling
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Sexism, secrets and the Mendelssohns
A sublime look at a hidden musical prodigy
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Spider-Man in Shakespeare will have you crawling up the walls
Tom Holland is let down by a bizarre staging of Romeo & Juliet
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Boys From The Blackstuff’s message remains all too relevant
A stage revival of the TV classic still packs a punch
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Withnail & I has fresh life
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, television and books