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A rich and productive life included a role in puritanism’s final scene
Nina Raine’s play takes a familiar subject — adultery in north London — and goes deeper
Notebook: Uncertainty of current events makes political theatre oddly less relevant
Carol Ann Duffy’s play at the National’s Dorfman Theatre explores Brexit Britain
Gender-blind casting means better roles for women — but is it a gimmick?
A moving play that explores children’s responses to a terrorist atrocity
Alexander Zeldin’s tender play offers an inkling of what it feels like to be homeless
Ivo van Hove’s stripped-down production reinvigorates Ibsen by emphasising relationships
A rich, nuanced production that brings out the bittersweet tone in JM Barrie’s play
Performance artist Bryony Kimmings’ musical is aimed at breaking down taboos
Mark Strong is brilliant as a man at odds with his own life in David Hare’s play
A group of girls from a convent school behave badly — and sing superbly — in this rude, raucous drama
The characters are vibrantly alive in three plays that show a great dramatist finding his voice
Terence Rattigan’s drama reveals the repressive drabness of postwar Britain
Brecht and Weill’s musical is performed with mordant relish by a strong ensemble
The director has made a career out of being bold — but, he admits he is squeamish at heart
Annie Baker’s play draws us into the slow-mo world of a small cinema in Massachusetts
Shaped from dozens of interviews, this verbatim theatre piece addresses an urgently topical issue
A smart satire splits itself between too many targets in this retelling of a Soviet-era comedy
Dame Judi Dench wins eighth award, the most for any performer
Danny Sapani gives a masterly performance in this subtle exploration of racism and colonialism
Gough gives an electrifying portrayal of an addicted actor in Duncan Macmillan’s drama
Former boss of private equity firm Permira is no stranger to drama
Susannah Flood is magnificent in Lucy Prebble’s play about love, depression and pharmaceuticals
In the light of the row about all-white Oscars, the actor talks about his role in a little-known American masterpiece
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