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Beneatha’s Place review: Crackles with culture war tension

Contentious opinions in Kwame Kwei-Armah’s play makes it feel more urgent than ever

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BENEATHA'S PLACE by Kwame Kwei-Armah, , Writer & Director- Kwame Kwei-Armah Designer - Debbie Duru, Lighting Designer - Mark Henderson, Sound Designer - Tony Gayle,  Movement Director - Shelley Maxwell , The Young Vic Theatre, 2023, Credit: Johan Persson/

CRAZY FOR YOU by Gershwin, , Music & Lyrics - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin,  Book by Ken Ludwig, Direction and Choreography - Susan Stroman, Set Designer - Beowulf Boritt, Costume Designer - William Ivey Long, Lighting Designer- Ken Billington, Musical Director - Alan Williams, Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer - Campbell Young Associates, Gillian Lynn Theatre, London, 2023, Credit: Johan Persson/

Crazy For You review: The joy of Gershwin adds fizz to our straitened times

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The divine Sarah: How the French actor became the first female celebrity Jew

The divine Sarah: How the French actor became the first female celebrity Jew

By Dominic Green

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Romeo and Juliet review: Radical adaptation with the pace of a thriller

Romeo and Juliet review: Radical adaptation with the pace of a thriller

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Obituary: Maria Charles

Obituary: Maria Charles

By Gloria Tessler

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Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery

Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery

By Jenni Frazer

6 min read

Dear England Review: They shoot, they score …it’s a winner for England

Dear England Review: They shoot, they score …it’s a winner for England

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Groundhog Day review: A repeat production of fizzing delight

There is something very familiar - and brilliant - in the stage adaptation of the 1993 movie

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June 15, 2023 16:04

Groundhog Day review: A repeat production of fizzing delight

James Bond theme tune lyricist Don Black: 'I’m lousy at most things, but I can write songs'

The Oscar-winning lyricist behind five James Bond theme tunes reveals how, at the age of 84, he is busier than ever

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June 15, 2023 15:33

James Bond theme tune lyricist Don Black: 'I’m lousy at most things, but I can write songs'

Royal Ballet review: Untitled 2023, Corybantic Games and Anastasia Act III

It's an intriguing triple bill

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June 13, 2023 10:19

Royal Ballet review: Untitled 2023, Corybantic Games and Anastasia Act III

Tom Stoppard’s 'Leopoldstadt' is a big winner at 2023 Tony Awards

The play follows the experiences of a Jewish Viennese family over 50 years

By Tash Mosheim

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June 12, 2023 15:42

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 11: (L-R) Sonia Friedman and Tom Stoppard, winners of the award for Best Play for "Leopoldstadt" poses in the press room during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at Radio Hotel on June 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

John Nathan

Rose is a play that expresses the opinions of real Jews, even if you don't like it

To prevent Jews from being represented on stage because they might give succour to Israel’s critics is a cop out

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June 9, 2023 12:07

Rose is a play that expresses the opinions of real Jews, even if you don't like it

The Shape of Things to Come review: A play on deception

Neil LaBute's play morphs from rom-com into a tense and disturbing power struggle

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June 8, 2023 14:04

Trish Wadley Productions in association with Bethany Cooper Productions and Park Theatre present The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre By Neil LaBute Directed by Nicky Allpress Cast ADAM | LUKE NEWTON EVELYN | AMBER ANDERSON JENNY | CARLA HARRISON-HODGE PHILLIP | MAJID MEHDIZADEH-VALOUJERDY Creatives DIRECTOR | NICKY ALLPRESS SET & COSTUME DESIGN | PETE BUTLER LIGHTING DESIGN | ANNA REDDYHOFF SOUND DESIGN | ASAF ZOHAR COSTUME SUPERVISOR | ALEXANDRA KHARIBIAN CASTING DIRECTOR | AMY JANE BLAIR GENERAL MANAGER | DAVID ADKIN PRODUCTION MANAGER | JOHN BOQWANA-PAGE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | BETHANY COOPER STAGE MANAGER | GRACE HANS ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER | BENJAMIN MOWBRAY VOICE | TESS DIGNAN DIALECT | EDDA SHARPE ADDITIONAL VIDEO CONTENT | PETE BUTLER MARKETING | CUP OF AMBITION PR | KATE MORLEY

Aspects of Love review: A slick and sumptuous meditation on passion

Triumphant revival of Lloyd Webber musical sees Michael Ball return... but in a different role

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June 1, 2023 08:41

Aspects of Love, , Music - Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics- Don Black and Charles Hart, based on the novel by David Garnett, directed by Jonathan Kent, Lyric Theatre, 2023, Credit: Johan Persson/

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By Jonathan Sacerdoti

Does Maureen Lipman's new play use the Holocaust to demonise Israel?

Martin Sherman's play Rose is not only full of tired stereotypes - it relies on an unforgivable comparison between the IDF and the Nazis

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May 30, 2023 15:15

Does Maureen Lipman's new play use the Holocaust to demonise Israel?

Once on this Island reivew: Scored fairy tale told in the Caribbean tradition

Production of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's tale of two worlds on one island is beautifully sung if a little truncated

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May 25, 2023 10:32

Once on this Island reivew: Scored fairy tale told in the Caribbean tradition

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