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As an actor, she ruled the screen — and as an MP, she was fearless in criticism of the leader she had helped elect
The cast navigates playwright Kate Scelsa’s zany twist on Edward Albee with deadpan flair
Glenda Jackson makes her first appearance on Broadway for 30 years alongside Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill
Glenda Jackson rises persuasively to one of Shakespeare’s toughest challenges
Politicians warm to sports, while many athletes enter politics — the results are seldom good
The portrayal of the English poet offers an overly polite reflection of its core audience
Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert embrace the cheap vulgarity in Genet’s revenge fantasy
He could have played the great roles – so what went wrong for Oliver Reed?
Cate Blanchett delivers a riveting performance as a German woman who cannot break free from her past
Politicians should rely on their own thespian gifts, writes Jurek Martin
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