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Eugène Ionesco’s 1962 absurdist drama is showing its age, though Rhys Ifans is tremendous as the King
Directed by Sam Mendes, the National Theatre’s production rattles through 160 years of history to explain the bank’s collapse
Company to bring visual and performing arts shows to subscribers in UK, US and Canada
For all its psychological and political acuity, Carrie Cracknell’s production lacks impact
Brian Friel’s play is a masterpiece, though its delicacies are not well suited to this theatre
A fluid, enjoyable production of actor Natasha Gordon’s first play
This truth-based story of abduction is an urgent, resonant piece of theatre
Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff excel in Rufus Norris’s nipped and tucked rendering
We talk to Lucian Msamati, star of the National Theatre’s Amadeus, about the nature of genius
David Eldridge’s play about two lonely souls transfers to the West End
Annie Baker’s curious drama unfolds at a leisurely pace
An onstage orchestra brings Mozart’s music to life in Peter Shaffer’s play
A production that, for all its strengths, doesn’t quite deliver theatrical magic
A triumphant adaptation of the 1976 film on the National Theatre’s Lyttelton stage, London
David Eldridge’s play skilfully depicts the awkward opening gambits of a potential relationship
The former National Theatre supremo is launching a new commercial theatre in London
J.T. Rogers’ play brings the build-up to the 1993 Arafat-Rabin handshake fizzingly to life
RSC founder and National Theatre director celebrated as ‘great figure’ of British theatre
Rob Drummond’s entertaining one-man show explores the nature of democracy
As the Belgian company returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, Matt Trueman assesses its impact
A simple idea creates a thoughtful and moving piece of drama
Anne-Marie Duff dominates this powerful but knotty rural drama of myth and ritual
Art meets commerce behind the scenes at London’s National Theatre
Yael Farber’s piece is visually striking but fatally undermined by a turgid script
A tremendous production of Tony Kushner’s Aids-epidemic drama
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