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Theatre review: Operation Mincemeat

An extraordinary episode from World War Two is the subject of a madcap musical

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Theatre review: Operation Mincemeat

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Theatre review: Under Milk Wood

With a cast of 14, this feels like a return to pre-pandemic theatre

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June 25, 2021 17:15

Under Milk Wood by Thomas, , Writer - Dylan Thomas, Director - Lyndsey Turner, Set and Costume Designer - Merle Hensel, Lighting Designer - Tim Lutkin, Movement Director - Imogen Knight, The National Theatre, Olivier Stage, 2021, Credit: Johan Persson

Theatre review: After Life

John Nathan finds a view of life after death rather disappointing

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June 17, 2021 12:54

AFTER LIFE by Thorne, , Writer - Jack Thorne, adapted from the film by Hirokazu Kore-eda concept by Bunny Christie, Jeremy Herrin and Jack Thorne, Director - Jeremy Herrin, Designer - Bunny Christie, Lighting - Neil Austin, The National Theatre, Dorfman, 2021, Credit: Johan Persson/

Theatre review: Death of a Black Man

This play was written in 1975 - but feels like a work in progress

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June 10, 2021 10:07

Theatre review: Death of a Black Man

Theatre review: Reasons You Should (n’t) Love Me

John Nathan is impressed by Amy Trigg's fizzing one woman show

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June 3, 2021 11:28

Theatre review: Reasons You Should (n’t) Love Me

Theatre review: Cruise

A vivid picture of Soho in the grips of a deadly disease

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May 28, 2021 10:26

Theatre review: Cruise

Theatre review: Flight

A show about refugees which uses tiny hand-made figures is an eye-opener

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May 20, 2021 15:15

Flight Vox Motus / Candice Edmunds / Jamie Harrison / Oliver Emanuel / Caroline Brothers World Premiere Two young orphaned brothers embark on a desperate odyssey to freedom and safety. With their small inheritance stitched into their clothes, they set off on an epic journey across Europe, in a heart-wrenching road story of terror, hope and survival. Renowned Scottish theatre company Vox Motus adapts Caroline Brothers 2012 novel Hinterland, in a magical experience that combines unsettling themes with spellbinding images. Flight brings you up close and intimate to this heartbreaking story in a unique, deeply individual experience. Seated in your own personal booth, you will watch the action unfold on images and models slowly moving in front of you, with speech and music conveyed through your own individual headphones. Mixing graphic novel with exquisite diorama, Flight draws you into its fragile miniature world and allows you to contemplate its gripping story of two children lost in dangerous lands. 4 -

‘Musical theatre is the highest form of art. It’s dazzling...’

Adam Lenson is banging the drum for musical theatre - and he has strong feelings about the way Jews are represented on stage. John Nathan met a man with a mission.

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May 6, 2021 13:12

Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, UK. 16.04.2021. Director, Adam Lenson, on the set of THE SORROWS OF SATAN, which is being filmed for streaming at Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire. THE SORROWS OF SATAN, is a musical play by Luke Bateman and Michael Conley, which is streaming from Wednesday 5 - Saturday 8 May, 2021, then on-demand Sunday 9 - Monday 31 May, 2021 Photograph © Jane Hobson.

Theatre review: A Winter’s Tale

Shakespeare prompts contemporary questions for John Nathan

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April 30, 2021 15:54

Theatre review: A Winter’s Tale

Theatre review: Romeo and Juliet

The National Theatre's filmed production of is so good, that it is difficult to imagine it would be better as a live performance

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April 16, 2021 11:53

Theatre review: Romeo and Juliet