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Jane Horrocks in Nachtland at the Young Vic Credit: Ellie Kurtz

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Theatre review: The Hills of California

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2 min read

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Theatre review: Plaza Suite: ‘A perfectly-formed play and Sarah-Jessica Parker is a revelation.’

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Kin at the National Theatre: This is a play that makes the case for Israel

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Should Roald Dahl’s witches be cancelled?

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The Homecoming review: Pinter returns after a short pause

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The Witches review: Child killers hidden among us in Dahl’s dark family show

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A moment of communal grief in York helped me begin to heal

I never thought that I would feel the way I feel now

4 min read

November 23, 2023 15:31

York, England reputed to be the most haunted city in the world. , Cliffords Tower is part of York Castle. It is a keep atop the motte of the medieval fortification.

Obituary: Anna Scher

Drama 'legend' who taught Islington children truths beyond stardom

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

November 23, 2023 11:58

To Have and to Hold review: Ageing and alienation with lots of gags

Much feels true in this play's observation about the indignity of old age and the caustic humour of long marriages

By John Nathan

2 min read

November 17, 2023 09:56

To Have and to Hold review: Ageing and alienation with lots of gags

Drama teacher Anna Scher, who launched careers of working class actors, dies age 78

She founded the Anna Scher Theatre in 1968 which taught stars including Brooke Kinsella and Patsy Palmer

By Rosa Doherty

3 min read

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Anna Scher MBE poses with her Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medal after an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on October 30, 2013 London, England. (Photo by Sean Dempsey - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Exploring the emotional recovery of a Shoah survivor who lost father, brother and sister

Diane Samuels’ latest drama tells the story of Miriam Freedman, who learned how to live with the loss of her family members in Holocaust

By John Nathan

3 min read

November 10, 2023 11:00

Exploring the emotional recovery of a Shoah survivor who lost father, brother and sister

Backstairs Billy review: The Queen Mum's favourite

New play about the class-spanning dynamic between royal aide John Brown and the late monarch's mother aims to be both high comedy and social observation

By John Nathan

2 min read

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Backstairs Billy review: The Queen Mum's favourite

Sunset Boulevard review: Doesn't matter if you've seen this show before, you have not seen it like this

Nicole Scherzinger's Norma Desmond transmits a tragic ego the size of the cinema screen in Jamie Lloyd’s slick musical

By John Nathan

2 min read

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Sunset Boulevard review: Doesn't matter if you've seen this show before, you have not seen it like this

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends review: All hail Broadway royalty

Seventy-five-year-old Bernadette Peters rolls back the years in Cameron Macintosh’s tribute to the late musical theatre genius

By John Nathan

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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends review: All hail Broadway royalty

Frank and Percy review: Encounters of a limited nature

Directed by Sean Mathias and first seen at the Theatre Royal Windsor, this play would work well on the radio

By John Nathan

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Frank and Percy review: Encounters of a limited nature

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Nachtland review: Is that a Hitler in the attic?

Theatre review: The Hills of California

Theatre review: Plaza Suite: ‘A perfectly-formed play and Sarah-Jessica Parker is a revelation.’

Kin at the National Theatre: This is a play that makes the case for Israel

Should Roald Dahl’s witches be cancelled?

The Homecoming review: Pinter returns after a short pause

The Witches review: Child killers hidden among us in Dahl’s dark family show

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