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Mike Bartlett’s 2014 play anticipated a constitutional crisis, while playwrights including Shakespeare and Chekhov have shown how traumatic a transfer of power can be
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It was her breakout role – and now the actor is starring once more in Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott, a play that resonates with her personally and politically
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3 out of 5 stars.
The Maggie Wall review – vivid tale of a woman burned for witchcraft
3 out of 5 stars.In a monologue starring the excellent Blythe Jandoo, Martin McCormick finds a fearful, misogynistic, class-ridden society to blame for a girl’s death -
Samira Wiley shot to fame in Orange is the New Black, then confirmed her status in The Handmaid’s Tale. Now she’s at the National Theatre
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3 out of 5 stars.
Antigone review – a poetic tragedy about modern British Muslim life
3 out of 5 stars.Inua Ellams updates the Sophoclean drama into a beguiling piece about faith and prejudice, and casts a suspicious eye at politicians who betray their own communities
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Yellowman review – colourism drama with two terrific leads
3 out of 5 stars.
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It was the energy of the baroque gem Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda that first drew choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh, but its enigmatic heroine became an obsession. She explains why she has given Clorinda a new story – and an extra body
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In the second instalment of his memoir, the comedian reflects the fame and frustration that came with hitting the big time
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The comedian is still inspired by Mark E Smith but has finally fallen out of love with Morrissey. But whose sandwiches did he once steal?
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His comic novel The Commitments gave working-class Dublin its voice – and became a hit film. As the stage version returns to theatres, does Doyle still recognise the foul-mouthed young author who wrote it?
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The monarch was sympathetically depicted by dramatists and at a 1999 production of Oklahoma! her eyes lit up when she recalled her own theatrical outings
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Inua Ellams adaptation nods to Shamima Begum, stop and search, Prevent programme and police surveillance
Pictures & video
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We joined rehearsals for the National Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy starring Katherine Parkinson before its live broadcast to UK cinemas on 8 September
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Choreographer Jasmin Vardimon’s latest creation ALiCE is a reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Take a look at her fresh take on the mind-bending classic
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The British actor has died at the age of 80. His long career spanned Shakespeare on stage to Star Trek on screen – here we look back at the highlights
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Sencirk was founded in 2010 by Modou Fata Touré, a former street child from Dakar. As the first circus company in Senegal, its main aim is to help vulnerable children with social reintegration
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Ornate miniature theatres in a new exhibition offer a window on to the Victorian and Regency stage
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Liam Costello combines work in a plumbing store with his training as one of the world's leading Irish dancers
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Using borrowed sets and costumes, the United Ukrainian Ballet – led by ex-Bolshoi director Alexei Ratmansky – are rehearsing a Giselle they hope will do more than just thrill UK audiences
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The self-described ‘wobbly’ comedian is returning to her first love, acting, with a hard-hitting play about the collision of disability and austerity
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The festival stands at a crossroads, with costs for performers soaring and many younger acts staying away. But it still offers comics a boot camp like no other
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Standup Joe Lycett has revealed that he was reported to police for one of his routines. From Sacha Baron Cohen to Jo Brand, our writer looks at what happens when laughter and the law collide
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