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The breadth of these bills is staggering, and many go well beyond their purported goals of protecting children from obscenity
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4 out of 5 stars.Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett’s fizzing production traces the story of the Tories’ anti-gay legislation
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Remythed review – a joyful evocation of queer mythology
4 out of 5 stars.
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She performed with DV8 in the 80s before making solo work that defies categorisation – and Houstoun is as compelling as ever in her new show Watch It!
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Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts
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Playwright Rafaella Marcus and producer Ellie Keel discuss new writing, ‘safe’ programming and the need for better funding
Pictures & video
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The award-winning New York City Ballet dancer directs the European premiere of her new show in London – we go behind the scenes
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander queens and trailblazing performers from Indigenous communities around the world gathered for a glamorous and sassy showdown in Sydney as part of WorldPride
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The future of the historic King’s theatre in Edinburgh is in peril due to the spiralling cost of its renovation project. Anneleen Lindsay has spent the last year documenting the richly atmospheric building – and those who work behind the scenes
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A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist’s greatest hits – and overlooked rarities – through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes
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Plastic, a production by Japanese company K-Ballet, draws attention to a global pollution crisis with its unusual set and wardrobe design. Resembling space-age creatures with PET bottles strapped to their bodies, dancers including US guest star Julian MacKay move through a shifting plastic labyrinth
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As she plays Medea in the West End, take a look back at the star’s theatre roles including Cleopatra, Cressida and Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun
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The work will be part of the estate’s Missing Portraits series, while the actor’s lineage traces back to people enslaved on Harewood property in the Caribbean
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Stage version of 1988 Japanese animation leads the pack while Standing at the Sky’s Edge has eight nominations
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A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction is a narrative response to the climate crisis and an experiment in sustainability
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The east Londoner won a Bafta at 19 for her lead role in the hit 2019 film. Now, with three new stage and screen projects, she talks about a whirlwind four years
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