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Gilly Gilly review – Cush Jumbo’s searing play about abuse let down by mundane details
Delivered with rage, as a woman reckoning with her past, this audio drama written and performed by Jumbo takes too long to get to the point, stalling in domesticity
Read more » | Desktop version »Mrs Wickham review – Austen spinoff sees despairing Lydia ‘banished’ to the north
What happened next to headstrong Lydia Bennet, the most rock’n’roll of the Pride and Prejudice sisters? This intriguing take by Sarah Page reunites Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn
Read more » | Desktop version »The Lifespan of a Fact review – sparky journalism dramedy falls short of big ideas
Sigrid Thornton and Charles Wu star in a rapid-fire play, recounting US essayist John D’Agata’s real-life run-in with a pedantic fact-checker
Read more » | Desktop version »The Gretchen Question – fantastic time-hopping cast deliver a climate cautionary tale
Exquisitely staged on the banks of the Thames, with a fantastic ensemble cast this ambitious and inquisitive production uses its natural surroundings to remind us of everything we stand to lose
Read more » | Desktop version »Eureka Day review – Helen Hunt is an anti-vaxxer on the attack in anti-woke satire
What begins as a broad takedown of the liberal left morphs into an engrossing and textured debate on social justice, vaccination and the pull of conspiracy theory
Read more » | Desktop version »The Royal Ballet: Doncaster Dances review – glittering gala showcases dazzling array of talent
A rare excursion to the north sees the Royal Ballet in full peacock mode with a collection of classical and contemporary works displaying the huge span of a true 21st-century company
Read more » | Desktop version »The Book Thief review – assured and courageous musical adaptation of global bestseller
The paean to the power of the printed word loses none of its earnest intent in a deft and tremendously delivered production adapted by author Jodi Picoult
Read more » | Desktop version »The week in theatre: Handbagged; The Cherry Orchard; Clutch – review
Moira Buffini’s damning satire imagining the Queen’s weekly meetings with Margaret Thatcher acquires poignancy; James Macdonald directs Chekhov in outer space; and a driving lesson for us all
Read more » | Desktop version »Choreographer Kate Prince: ‘Hip-hop is like a massive jar of honey’
The founder of ZooNation on how the company – about to celebrate its 20th anniversary – helped to bring hip-hop dance into the mainstream
Read more » | Desktop version »Joyce’s Women review – Edna O’Brien’s powerful play is a fascinating portrait of a fellow writer
O’Brien’s empathy for Joyce shines through in this lavish production, as she brings him to life, seen through the eyes of his mother, wife, daughter and lover
Read more » | Desktop version »‘I felt a responsibility to get it right’: the male standups using jokes to cope with miscarriage
Even though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But standups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that taboo
Read more » | Desktop version »Othello review – taut update from the superb Watermill ensemble
An excellent cast animate Karla Marie Sweet’s adaptation with a drilled menace, while contemporary songs are employed to remarkable effect
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