
Susannah Clapp
Susannah Clapp is the theatre critic of the Observer. She is the author of With Chatwin and A Card from Angela Carter and a regular broadcaster. Twitter
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More than 60 writers and 200 freelancers get to work on the Royal Court’s inspired latest venture, while the Bible gets a Bristol twist
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4 out of 5 stars.The aggrieved women of the poet’s Heroides speak loud and clear in 15 bristling new monologues
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5 out of 5 stars.The pandemic supercharges the atmosphere in this film version of Ian Rickson’s recent stage production
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Tamsin Greig flutters while Maxine Peake is uproarious in a fiendish double bill from Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads series
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The newly formed Musical Theatre Factory creates bespoke musicals for any occasion; for our critic, a potentially barnstorming show about her predecessor...
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4 out of 5 stars.This show unfolds the story of Japan’s national dress in all its gorgeous, shapeless glory
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The week in radio: Songs of the Sky; Lighting the Beacon; Front Row; The Sleeper and the Spindle