Theatre
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The Hills of California review: 'ambitious, substantial and intriguing' play
The Week Recommends Jez Butterworth's 'ambitions are as large as ever', but does the play compare to his previous works?
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Best of the Bard in 2024: the Shakespeare plays everyone's talking about
The Week Recommends A handful of Shakespeare productions are making headlines in the theatre world and they haven't even opened yet
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Till the Stars Come Down: 'an early contender for the best play of the year'
The Week Recommends Bijan Sheibani's blistering comedy about three sisters in Mansfield is like 'Chekhov on Heineken'
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Plaza Suite: Sarah Jessica Parker is 'terrific entertainment'
The Week Recommends Sex and the City star plays against type in London's hottest ticket at the Savoy Theatre
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Best family-friendly West End shows
The Week Recommends The pick of theatre aimed at a younger audience, from Frozen to Mrs Doubtfire
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Manon review: Royal Ballet raises the bar with superb cast
The Week Recommends 'Thrilling, grown-up entertainment' for ballet lovers
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Unfortunate review: a 'biliously funny' musical parody
The Week Recommends This 'infectious' retelling of 'The Little Mermaid' is packed with 'constant camp delight'
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Theatre tickets to book in 2024
The Week Recommends Including Jez Butterworth's latest work, a 'life-affirming' musical and theatrical adaptations of popular films
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Celebrities and global icons who died in 2023
In Depth The world said farewell this year to high-profile people including Tina Turner, Betty Boothroyd and Bobby Charlton
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6 touring theater productions to catch this winter
The Week Recommends These shows are unmissable for theater lovers
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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Pacific Overtures review: 'thrilling' musical is a 'revelation'
The Week Recommends This is one for Stephen Sondheim's many fans – and the 'intellectually curious'
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Oliver! review: a superb staging of a 'glorious' musical
The Week Recommends The 'universally excellent cast' will leave audience's arms 'above their heads applauding'
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Shakespeare's First Folio: 400 years in print
The Explainer First published in 1623, seven years after his death, the weighty tome includes Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar
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The Witches review: a 'stunning' adaptation of Roald Dahl's tale
The Week Recommends National Theatre's 'bewitching' musical is 'the Christmas show to beat'
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