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Tim Walker

Only a humbug could resist John Simm’s Scrooge

The Old Vic’s Dickens classic still carries a powerful message about poverty and greed

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What’s the point of the Dr. Strangelove revival?

Yes, it’s amusing - but Steve Coogan is no Sellers and this can’t match the Kubrick classic

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A Greek king stalks the West End

A new production of Oedipus shows how it should be done

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Lehman Brothers collapses… again

A good show first time round is back for an ill-advised encore

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Theatre review: Felicity Kendal shows she is still on top of her game in Filumena

A play that’s as light and refreshing as a glass of champagne

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May Godot forgive me, but Beckett is a bore

Ben Whishaw delights his fans, but the yawnometer goes off the scale

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A close Encounter with a classic romance

The Noel Coward play that became a hit film gets a new lease of life

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You can get by without this revival of The Real Thing

Tom Stoppard’s play now seems irredeemably dated

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It’s time for Mandrake to say goodbye

After 25 years, our diarist lays to rest the nation’s most feared and revered diary column

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Closing Time gives you hope for theatre’s future

The third Death of England play is funny and dazzling.. even watching its audience is a joy

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A spoof that succeeds without a Hitch

There’s plenty of life in the latest 39 Steps revival

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A show to make spirits soar in our summer of strife

Fiddler On The Roof is theatre at its best

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The Grapes Of Wrath is a terrible three-hour endurance test

A dull and thankless endeavour makes you feel sorry for audience and actors

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Portraits of rage.. and how we heal

The Death Of England is cutting-edge theatre that doesn’t care who it offends

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An eyemask, a leaf, a lecture… is this really theatre?

A spirited revival of Mnemonic can’t hide its flaws

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A greater showman than Trump

If you want a night of exuberant entertainment, vote for Barnum

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Kiss Me Kate is flawed but irresistible

Line Of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar delights in a clever and seditious classic

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A show that knows optimism is back in the air

The Voice of the Turtle is stylish, compelling and romantic

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The Constituent is a waste of James Corden

A flat script does Anna Maxwell Martin no favours either

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The perfect show for a warm summer night

The Secret Garden is assured and stylish

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The case for voting Tory in Clacton

Labour’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul is impressive – but is he really going to defeat Farage?

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A very British scandal

At 75 years old, Emlyn Williams’ Accolade is all too relevant today

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A visceral tale of violence and revenge

The Bleeding Tree is startling and compelling

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Sexism, secrets and the Mendelssohns

A sublime look at a hidden musical prodigy

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Spider-Man in Shakespeare will have you crawling up the walls

Tom Holland is let down by a bizarre staging of Romeo & Juliet

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Boys From The Blackstuff’s message remains all too relevant

A stage revival of the TV classic still packs a punch

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A Twelfth Night to remember

On a warm evening, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is the best in the capital

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Take a raincheck on Chekhov

The Donmar’s Cherry Orchard is modern, radical and exquisitely boring

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Machinal is joyless and pointless

Tell your more pretentious friends you loved this nihilistic drama - but don’t bother watching it

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PJ Harvey’s Thames musical is a damp squib

London Tide meanders along without knowing what it wants to say

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The phenomenon Ian McKellen defies time in Player Kings

An 85-year-old delivers vulnerability beneath the bravado in an astonishing late-career performance

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Theatre Review: Sheridan Smith is mesmerising as a musical star in crisis

Opening Night is intelligent, unusual and unforgettable

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