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Theatre review: Best of Enemies

Everyone should see this piece of political theatre, says John Nathan

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Theatre review: Best of Enemies

Theatre review: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Theatre review: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

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Theatre review: The Book of Dust, La Belle Sauvage

Theatre review: The Book of Dust, La Belle Sauvage

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Sir Antony Sher: Brave, generous and supremely talented

Sir Antony Sher: Brave, generous and supremely talented

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Theatre review: The Comedy of Errors

Was it worth reviving this comedy? Alas, not

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December 3, 2021 09:55

Theatre review: The Comedy of Errors

Stephen Sondheim: an unfathomable talent and a titan of human creativity

The composer and lyricist was matchless in his invention and peerless in his field

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November 27, 2021 13:14

Stephen Sondheim: an unfathomable talent and a titan of human creativity

Theatre review: The Wife of Willesden

John Nathan loves Zadie Smith's up-dated version of a Canterbury Tale

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November 25, 2021 12:13

Theatre review: The Wife of Willesden

Theatre review: Rare Earth Mettle

A storm of protest over antisemitism caused a last minute name change for a billionaire character. But how was the play itself?

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November 21, 2021 08:01

Theatre review: Rare Earth Mettle

Theatre review: The Ocean at the End  of the Lane

A thrilling adaptation comes to the West End at last

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November 21, 2021 07:34

Theatre review: The Ocean at the End  of the Lane

How could the Royal Court not spot this trope?

No one at the theatre who read the play Rare Earth Mettle flagged the name ‘Hershel Fink’

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November 11, 2021 10:34

How could the Royal Court not spot this trope?

Cancellation is not correct

'Theatre exists in part to convey argument. And yet this theatre is apparently in the grip of those who punish anyone who does not conform to their opinion.'

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November 4, 2021 06:57

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Terry Gilliam attends "The Irishman" International Premiere and Closing Gala during the 63rd BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images for BFI)

Death of a Peacemaker

A new play revisits the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin

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October 28, 2021 16:19

Death of a Peacemaker

Theatre review: The Shark is Broken

John Nathan enjoys a play about the making of Jaws

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October 27, 2021 23:17

Theatre review: The Shark is Broken

Theatre review: Love and Other Acts  of Violence

John Nathan has doubts about the staging of a new play

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October 21, 2021 13:44

LOVE AND OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE by Cordelia Lynn ; Directed by Elayce Ismail ; Set Design by Basia Bińkowska ; Lighting Design by Joshua Pharo ; Movement, Fight and Intimacy Director: Yarit Dor ; Sound Design by Richard Hammarton ; Casting Director: Anna Cooper CDG for the Donmar Warehouse ; Production Photographer: Helen Murray Donmar Warehouse ; London, UK ; 7th October 2021 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray

The legacy of trauma

A new play opening this week asks hard questions about the power of the past. John Nathan met its writer, Cordelia Lynn

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October 15, 2021 17:54

Love and Other Acts of Violence by Cordelia Lynn ; Rehearsals ; Directed by Elayce Ismail ; Donmar Warehouse ; London, UK ; 13th September 2021 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray

Theatre review: White Noise

High praise for this examination of slavery's legacy

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October 15, 2021 11:20

White Noise by Parks, , WRITER - Suzan-Lori Parks, Director - Polly Findlay, Set Design - Lizzie Clachan, Costume Design - Natalie Pryce, Movement Director - Jade Hackett, Lighting Design - Jackie Shemesh, The Bridge Theatre, London, 2021, Credit{ Johan Persson/

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