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An Enemy of the People review – Jeremy Strong impresses in timely Ibsen drama
The Succession star delivers a bravura central turn in a rousing adaptation of a story that carries a discomforting contemporary relevance

Adrian Horton

19, Mar, 2024 @2:00 AM

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Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon review – Bridgerton’s Charithra Chandran glows and rages
Chandran is brilliantly bratty in Rosie Day’s one-woman story of vulnerability masked by sarcasm and bravado

Kate Wyver

18, Mar, 2024 @11:20 AM

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Lorna Rose Treen: ‘Someone shouted along to one of my jokes, like I was a band’
The character comic on gigging with chickens, harnessing the power of embarrassment and her spoof Radio 4 current affairs show

Interview by Liam Pape

18, Mar, 2024 @7:26 AM

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Gluttony review – an impressive play served up with an astonishing meal
The Lincoln Arms, Melbourne
Playwright Nick Parr and chef Rob Kabboord have created a compelling drama, set in a restaurant where the audience sits and eats among the cast

Tim Byrne

18, Mar, 2024 @1:43 AM

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‘Laced with fear and a lot of fun’: Punchdrunk announce new ‘slumber party’ show
Company founder Felix Barrett says Viola’s Room, written by Daisy Johnson, will be an audio-driven production perfect for date nights

Chris Wiegand

18, Mar, 2024 @12:01 AM

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Pip Simmons obituary
Experimental British theatre director whose confrontational style often featured loud rock music, nudity, blasphemy and free dance

Michael Coveney

17, Mar, 2024 @12:23 PM

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Richard, My Richard review – like a medieval version of The Crown
Historical novelist Philippa Gregory has fun reframing the notorious Richard III and the women in his life in her first play

Clare Brennan

17, Mar, 2024 @11:30 AM

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The week in theatre: Starter for Ten; Uncle Vanya review – fingers on buzzers, and samovars
Bamber goes to Bristol in a buoyant musical of David Nicholls’s University Challenge romcom, while Trevor Nunn’s impeccably traditional Chekhov works like a charm

Susannah Clapp

17, Mar, 2024 @10:30 AM

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The week in dance: Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography (v95 and v96); New York City Ballet – review
Wayne McGregor’s DNA-themed work is an evolving delight. And back in the UK for the first time since 2008, the New Yorkers exude classy athleticism in works by Balanchine, Pam Tanowitz and more

Sarah Crompton

17, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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‘Black men are conditioned not to articulate our emotions’: Ryan Calais Cameron on his hit play bringing new audiences to the West End
As the writer and actor’s smash play For Black Boys... starts a fourth run, he discusses money, creativity and being the world’s worst electrician

Alice Saville

17, Mar, 2024 @9:30 AM

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‘No theatre on a dead planet’: climate activists disrupt Jeremy Strong Broadway show
Production of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People halted when protesters warned the audience about environmental damage

Benjamin Lee

15, Mar, 2024 @4:02 PM

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‘Maybe everybody feels socially awkward’: the standups turning being autistic into a comedy superpower
From Fern Brady to Hannah Gadsby, a host of comedians have discovered that they are autistic. What is it about standup that lends itself so well to neurodivergent people?

Rachel Aroesti

15, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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