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The writer at 90 on his lifelong mission to define the human situation and what the real roots of theatre are
Plus: revival of Michael Frayn’s brilliant farce ‘Noises Off’; drag deconstructed in ‘Sound of the Underground’
A fine cast can’t quite tame Chekhov’s ungovernable earliest drama
From Gillian Tett’s ‘The Silo Effect’ to an interview with Tracy Chevalier
A staging of Michael Frayn’s short plays offers much to admire but at times his themes are hackneyed
The playwright, novelist, farceur and philosopher talks about fear, chaos and his newest work
Actors battle through a series of stage disasters in this delightful comedy
Do plays simplify scientific propositions? Or can the stage convey tricky concepts better than the page?
The South Bank Sky Arts Awards were a telling snapshot of today’s ‘culture of the nation’
In a solid opening to this year’s Chichester season, the best performances come in the most incidental roles
With top-notch productions, Sheffield’s Frayn season ably demonstrates the playwright’s fascination with multiple perspectives
A new-style baroque extravaganza gives a fresh setting to some of the best arias of the period
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