Theatre
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival hits soon heading elsewhere
The Week Recommends The Week's round-up of where Fringe successes are touring next
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Why theatres are abandoning intervals
Talking Points Younger audiences prefer pause-free performances but a break ensures extra revenue, and theatregoers' comfort
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Fiddler on the Roof review: 'hugely moving' and 'exquisitely crafted' musical
The Week Recommends Classics such as 'Tradition' and 'If I Were a Rich Man' are back, but 'forged afresh'
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A Chorus Line review: 'dazzling' musical remains 'exciting' 50 years on
The Week Recommends This singular sensation has returned to London and is as popular as ever
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Oliver! – Cameron Mackintosh's latest revival is a 'visual delight'
The Week Recommends Performances are 'top-notch' in new staging of classic show
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Barnum: an 'immensely beguiling' revival of hit musical
The Week Recommends Matt Rawle 'oozes' charisma as the titular showman
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Hello, Dolly! review: 'kooky' musical 'delight' starring Imelda Staunton
The Week Recommends The glitzy 1964 musical is once again brought to life for a new audience
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Red Speedo: a 'darkly comic' doping drama
The Week Recommends Lucas Hnath's play stars Finn Cole as a 'reptilian' swimmer determined to win at all costs
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Slave Play review: 'needling' production full of 'arresting theatrics'
The Week Recommends The play, described as the 'biggest import of the season' from the US, arrives in London on a 'wave of hype'
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The Constituent: a 'riveting' political drama starring James Corden
The Week Recommends Joe Penhall's 'moving' new play about an MP pulled into a dangerous situation
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Starlight Express: Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'more preposterously OTT' than original
The Week Recommends 'Head-spinning' show about roller-skating trains is a lot of fun
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Why are West End theatre ticket prices soaring?
In the Spotlight Actors worry high cost will kill sector, but soaring seat prices are still below inflation
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Kiss Me, Kate: Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar offers 'light comic touch'
The Week Recommends This revival of Cole Porter's 1948 musical is a love letter to the theatre
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My Father's Fable: 'gripping' family drama that 'keeps you guessing' to the end
The Week Recommends Faith Omole's debut play explores complex relationships with 'flair'
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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