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The Grapes Of Wrath is a terrible three-hour endurance test
A dull and thankless endeavour makes you feel sorry for audience and actors
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The poet who sang about the dark times
Brecht lived through some of Europe’s darkest times yet still produced some of the 20th century’s boldest, most influential and epoch-defining theatre
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Portraits of rage.. and how we heal
The Death Of England is cutting-edge theatre that doesn’t care who it offends
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An eyemask, a leaf, a lecture… is this really theatre?
A spirited revival of Mnemonic can’t hide its flaws
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A greater showman than Trump
If you want a night of exuberant entertainment, vote for Barnum
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Kiss Me Kate is flawed but irresistible
Line Of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar delights in a clever and seditious classic
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Pieces of Brecht
The playwright’s archives reveal him as a compulsive newspaper clipper and
a master of montage
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Slave Play is an absolute must-see
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A show that knows optimism is back in the air
The Voice of the Turtle is stylish, compelling and romantic
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The Constituent is a waste of James Corden
A flat script does Anna Maxwell Martin no favours either
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The perfect show for a warm summer night
The Secret Garden is assured and stylish
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The Bikeriders is an instant classic of the genre
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, theatre and books
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A very British scandal
At 75 years old, Emlyn Williams’ Accolade is all too relevant today
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A visceral tale of violence and revenge
The Bleeding Tree is startling and compelling
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Sexism, secrets and the Mendelssohns
A sublime look at a hidden musical prodigy
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Spider-Man in Shakespeare will have you crawling up the walls
Tom Holland is let down by a bizarre staging of Romeo & Juliet
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Boys From The Blackstuff’s message remains all too relevant
A stage revival of the TV classic still packs a punch
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Withnail & I has fresh life
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A Twelfth Night to remember
On a warm evening, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is the best in the capital
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Love Lies Bleeding is a foot-to-the-floor neo-noir thriller
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Take a raincheck on Chekhov
The Donmar’s Cherry Orchard is modern, radical and exquisitely boring
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Machinal is joyless and pointless
Tell your more pretentious friends you loved this nihilistic drama - but don’t bother watching it
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PJ Harvey’s Thames musical is a damp squib
London Tide meanders along without knowing what it wants to say
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Why is Shakespeare more controversial than ever
Casting decisions put the Bard at the centre of debate about Britishness
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The phenomenon Ian McKellen defies time in Player Kings
An 85-year-old delivers vulnerability beneath the bravado in an astonishing late-career performance
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Roland Topor: The polymath who made a career out of the grotesque
A dream provided an epitaph inadvertently appropriate for a man who spent his life producing art and literature that shocked and appalled the unsuspecting
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Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Long Day’s Journey Into Night is breathtaking
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, television, books and cinema
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In Nye, British theatre goes beyond history
This production at the National Theatre gives Nye Bevan the Churchill treatment
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Theatre Review: Sheridan Smith is mesmerising as a musical star in crisis
Opening Night is intelligent, unusual and unforgettable
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Michael Sheen’s Nye is the opposite of its subject – uninspiring
A show that celebrates the NHS is worthy, surreal but seldom involving
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Great pretender: Billy Crudup is a revelation in Harry Clarke
The Morning Show star shines in a tale of deception
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Theatre Review: A standing ovation for the immersive Guys & Dolls revival
Brave audience members can choose to get right in the thick of the musical’s action