Theatre
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Eureka Day at the Old Vic: a ‘sharp’ and ‘fiercely accurate’ comedy
The Week Recommends Jonathan Spector’s 2018 play focuses on a group of progressive parents and stars Helen Hunt
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Handbagged: a play that’s ‘more timely than it was ever meant to be’
The Week Recommends This revival of an Olivier-winning play focuses on the relationship between the Queen and Margaret Thatcher
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The rise and fall of Phantom of the Opera
Speed Read The longest-running show in Broadway history is closing. Why?
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The Glass Menagerie: ‘intelligent as it is adventurous’
The Week Recommends Adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play at the Royal Exchange is ‘powerfully heart-wrenching’
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I, Joan: a ‘stirring, questioning and incendiary’ play
The Week Recommends Shakespeare’s Globe production reimagines Joan of Arc as a nonbinary person
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Into the Woods review: a ‘spellbinding’ and ‘irresistible’ production
The Week Recommends This show, now staged in Bath, is spectacular to behold
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Identical review: young stars excel in a show full of ‘theatrical wonder’
The Week Recommends This tale of identical twins separated at birth has the makings of a ‘must-see phenomenon’
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review: ‘breathtaking’ tricks and puppetry ‘perfection’
The Week Recommends A dazzling and ‘joyful interpretation’ of the classic adventure
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Crazy for You review: a ‘divine’ revival that will ‘knock you for six’
The Week Recommends Musical theatre ‘doesn’t get any better’ than this Chichester Festival production
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Jack Absolute Flies Again: a ‘crowd-pleasing comedy’ with an excellent cast
The Week Recommends National Theatre production has the same ‘giddy abandon’ as One Man, Two Guvnors
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The Seagull review: a ‘strangely gripping’ take on Anton Chekhov’s play
The Week Recommends Emilia Clarke makes her West End debut alongside a uniformly excellent cast
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Richard III review: this RSC production shines with ‘magisterial splendour’
The Week Recommends Titular character played by Arthur Hughes – the first actor with a disability to take on the role at Stratford
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The Southbury Child review: this play feels almost ‘heaven-sent’
The Week Recommends The piece is deftly directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars three-time Olivier winner Alex Jennings
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That Is Not Who I Am: a play that divided opinion from the outset
The Week Recommends The Royal Court’s latest production is ‘brilliantly tricksy’
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