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5 out of 5 stars.Giles Terera’s lyrical and inventive drama about a brutal episode in British history brims with urgency, pain and triumphant pride
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The Harvey Weinstein scandal was supposed to usher in a reckoning for the industry. But while some headway has been made, meaningful change has proved elusive
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3 out of 5 stars.
Milky Peaks review – a warm-hearted celebration of Welshness
3 out of 5 stars.Musical about populist politics in small-town Snowdonia makes up for its slow pace with sharp writing and lavish design -
3 out of 5 stars.
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Anyone Can Whistle review – Sondheim flop gets a blazing revival
4 out of 5 stars.
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After Putin invaded Ukraine, the Russian dancer denounced the war, left the Kremlin-allied company – and flew out of Moscow that night
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Four seasoned standups, all with the comic’s dread of hosting awards shows, on what to do when a gig goes very wrong – and how they might have reacted
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The British musical comedians share what makes them laugh, including a strange number of videos involving tiny hands and Debbie Reynolds pretending to be a football
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Other lives: Versatile actor who was met with ecstatic reviews for her performance in Nine Night at the National Theatre
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The new play by the Pulitzer-winning writer of Fairview links the story of the pioneering Jamaican nurse in Crimea to female carers across history
Pictures & video
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Rafe Spall stars as small-town Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Harper Lee
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As the Lincoln Center’s award-winning show heads to the London Coliseum, look back at stage productions of the musical about a linguistics professor who tries to transform a Cockney flower seller into a ‘lady’
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To mark the nominations for the Olivier awards on 8 March, we go behind the scenes at London’s top theatres
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Candoco Dance Company are on tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary. We look back at performances by the acclaimed company’s mix of disabled and non-disabled dancers
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Kit Harington is the latest actor to take on the role in Shakespeare’s history play. Look back at past portrayals by Michael Sheen, Mark Rylance, Laurence Olivier, Michelle Terry and many more
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Tamara Rojo has announced that she is leaving English National Ballet after 10 years as artistic director. Revisit the productions she starred in and presented during her reign
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How does it feel to be bombed out of your home town? The author of Bad Roads writes about her desperate departure from Kyiv after Russia’s invasion
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Festival’s 75th anniversary will include stage reimagining of The Jungle Book following Mowgli’s journey as a climate refugee
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We’re told comedy is becoming much more diverse. So why does the very busy Channel 4 star sometimes feel like she’s the only disabled comedian in the country?
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With rare footage and personal insights, the documentary Oxide Ghosts is a must-see for fans of Chris Morris’s satire, which is 25 years old
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