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The Car Man: ‘lust-drenched’ thriller is perfect summer showThe Week Recommends Matthew Bourne’s ‘steamy’ dance hit is back and touring the UK
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Theater review: ‘The Whoopi Monologues’Feature Lincoln Center, New York City
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The Cherry Orchard: Kenneth Branagh takes centre stage in ‘star-studded’ productionTalking Point Laura Wade’s staging looks ‘beguiling’ but fails to mine the play’s ‘heartbreaking depth’
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Sweeney Todd: a ‘deliciously blood-curdling production’The Week Recommends Joe Murphy’s vision for Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical is ‘sure to bring goosebumps of excitement’
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The Truth: a ‘seat-shakingly funny’ farceThe Week Recommends Stephen Mangan shines in Florian Zeller's ‘double helix’ of marital deceit
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Summer Holiday the Musical: an ‘immensely good-humoured and infectious show’The Week Recommends The reimagined 1960s hit puts new energy into Cliff Richard’s classics
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Much Ado About Nothing: a Shakespearean ‘summer blockbuster’The Week Recommends With ‘simply gorgeous’ costumes, dance and music, the Globe’s ‘charming’ production is ‘eminently worth seeing’
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Beat back the summer heat with these electrifying touring theater showsthe week recommends Gatsby is present. So are the stars of the Disney savannah and a romantic tearjerker.
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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Under the Shadow: ‘nerve-shredding’ production ‘could scarcely be timelier’The Week Recommends Carmen Nasr’s production set during the Iran-Iraq war is ‘intriguing and always watchable’
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1536: a ‘once-in-a-blue-moon theatrical experience’The Week Recommends ‘Sharp-tongued’ play focused on the lives of three young women, set in the month of Anne Boleyn’s arrest, trial and execution
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The 8 unmissable new Broadway shows to see before they disappearthe week recommends Classics, revivals and new live-wire musicals
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: an ‘effervescent’ new interpretationThe Week Recommends A ‘lively, progressive’ take in Birmingham has similar feel to Globe’s ‘effervescent comic performances’
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‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘The Rocky Horror Show’Feature Palace Theatre and Studio 54, New York City
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Avenue Q: a ‘fundamentally big-hearted show’The Week Recommends ‘Big-hearted’ revival returns to the West End with more ‘saucy comedy’
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