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A Christmas Carol, Arts Theatre, London
If you stir a lot of ingredients into a pot, you can end up with a Christmas pudding. You can also end up with a dog’s dinner. Unfortunately, this big-hearted remix of the Dickens seasonal classic veers uncomfortably between the two, writes Sarah Hemming
Le Balcon, Grand Theatre, Bordeaux
Playing down the humour in Genet is insane, writes Francis Carlin
The Line, Arcola Theatre, London
Matthew Lloyd’s production is somewhat uncertain of itself, writes Ian Shuttleworth
Devendra Banhart, Town Hall, New York
At best the ‘freak-folk’ king is chirpy and warm, writes Emily Stokes
The Dream of Gerontius, Royal Festival Hall, London
Andrew Clark finds a production that is polite to a fault
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