Jean Racine
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She has given unforgettable performances in Shakespeare, Chekhov and Shaw over her extraordinary 70-year career. Where’s this great actor’s damehood?
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In his new book, the Guardian’s theatre critic has selected what he thinks are the 101 greatest plays ever written, in any language – so do you agree?
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How do you even begin to pick the world’s 101 greatest plays? The Guardian’s theatre critic explains how he approached this controversial task for his new book – and admits he is already having second thoughts
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4 out of 5 stars.A reminder of the power of Racine’s 1667 exploration of obsessive love in ancient Greece, Edward Kemp’s excellent new translation has an impressive young cast
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Described as a 'ravishing elegy', Berenice is today regarded as one of Racine's best works. But how to translate such a formally rigorous play?
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It is well worth the detour to London's East End to catch Irina Brown's modern-dress revival of this austere masterpiece, writes Michael Billington
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Lucy Popescu: Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper went down a storm in Mexico City, proving that the NT Live season reaches the parts other theatres can't
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5 out of 5 stars.Chelsea Cinema, London
The National Theatre's live broadcast of Racine's play, starring Helen Mirren, works even better in the cinema, thinks Michael Billington -
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Editorial: Something is surely afoot in British cultural life when, as happened in London last week, a play by Racine is suddenly the hot ticket
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Declan Donnellan takes liberties with the most studied and performed play in the French canon - and it works, says Fiachra Gibbons
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Britannicus review – political drama is deadly serious but full of sass
4 out of 5 stars.