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Tracy-Ann Oberman interview: ‘People need to leave their traumas and triggering at the theatre door’
Now playing Shylock as a 1930s single mother, the actress talks Shakespeare, misogyny – and Bradley Cooper’s fake nose
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God of Carnage: Yasmina Reza’s sharp-eyed comedy of parental manners is sadly blunted
Reza's tale of two sets of parents trying and failing to resolve an incident involving their offspring falls flat in this new staging
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Shakespeare meets RuPaul’s Drag Race at the Globe
Ellen McDougall’s leans into the freedom and absurdities of Shakespeare’s comedy in this witty, gender-blurring interpretation
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Stewart Lee rewrites Macbeth – with some questionable modern ideas
The comedian’s new ‘Porter scene’ is a mess, but this RSC production is saved by its dark atmosphere and Valene Kane’s turn as Lady Macbeth
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The Odyssey, National Theatre, review: akin to Ancient Greece, The Musical
Despite the mix of amateur and professional actors from across the UK, this carnivalesque, multi-authored production proved rather seamless
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The Book of Mormon, review: you'd better believe it – the go-for-broke satire remains gleefully funny
The un-PC, lightning-fast musical comedy is a thrilling ride that expertly skewers religious doctrine in these hypersensitive times
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A Mirror: the more you stare at it, the less there is to see
Jonny Lee Miller is on fine form in this study of art and censorship, but the play collapses under the weight of its own self-importance
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Next to Normal is a musical about bipolar disorder – and it’s brilliant
An improbable but huge hit on Broadway, Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s gut-wrenching, blackly comic production is at last over here
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Edinburgh theatre reviews: the best plays and shows at the 2023 festivals
Our critics review the finest shows at the 2023 Fringe and International Festival, from musicals to immersive theatre
