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Medina, who set up the Bristol School of Acting, takes over next spring as Tom Morris steps down after more than a decade
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Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet is an adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s tale of magical realism, starring Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé. Tristram Kenton went into rehearsals
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2 out of 5 stars.
L-E-V: Chapter 3 review – easy-on-the-eye dance doesn’t leap out
2 out of 5 stars.Using music from Americana to Afrobeats, the final part of this Israeli company’s trilogy on love is beautifully danced but doesn’t go anywhere
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2 out of 5 stars.
Henry VIII review – even gold phalluses can’t bring little-seen Shakespeare to life
2 out of 5 stars.The sexy makeover with dildos and inflatable testicles doesn’t work and the text additions only highlight the disjointedness
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As his version of Like Water for Chocolate opens at the Royal Opera House, the choreographer talks about how the ballet world is changing – and why he took on the Michael Jackson musical
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Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx spent months researching rightwing comedy and found that whether or not you’re laughing, you can’t ignore its power
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A three-and-a-half-hour version of the show has opened in Australia and the US. While a lot has been cut, there are also new tricks – and tweaks to a crucial relationship
Pictures & video
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A cast including Naomie Harris and Noma Dumezweni gather in a new exhibition of photographs and films citing women who influence them
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The Royal Albert Hall in London has this week welcomed the return of its tea dance during which visitors can spend the afternoon dancing to quicksteps, foxtrots, waltzes and Latin numbers performed by Albert’s Big Band
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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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Guardian photographer David Levene went backstage at the Royal Albert Hall for London theatre’s biggest night of the year
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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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Decolonising the curriculum doesn’t mean losing traditional texts, but studying the power imbalances my pupils already experience, says secondary school teacher Nadeine Asbali
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The standup talks about touring with Ed Gamble, how comics enjoy the life of a retiree and the importance of exploring gender and its presentation
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Three actors from The Lehman Trilogy go head to head, the musical Six picks up eight nominations and the production MJ – about Michael Jackson – is also recognised
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