Almeida theatre
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The explosion of digital productions of all sizes has shown great creativity and made hit shows more accessible – but is it all financially sustainable?
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As the playwright’s Covid-19 monologue Beat the Devil reopens the Bridge theatre in London, we look back at his past plays including Skylight, The Judas Kiss and Via DolorosaGallery
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The drama first staged after the EU referendum has taken on new relevance and is being broadcast by the BBC. Its creator reflects on the ‘emotional weight’ of Britishness
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3 out of 5 stars.
Lockdown culture As Waters Rise review – dystopian climate drama feels close to home
3 out of 5 stars.Floods plunge Britain into a state of emergency in an engrossing audio play performed by 14- to 18-year-olds -
Throughout June, photographer Joanna Vestey photographed the caretakers of 20 closed London theatres, in situ, for a project titled Custodians for Covid. Its aim, through sales of limited edition prints, is to raise funds for the pandemic-threatened arts institutionsGallery
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As she wins a TV breakthrough award for playing alpha mum Meg in the BBC comedy, the actor talks about faith, focus and her passion for the stage
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4 out of 5 stars.Revived by Rupert Goold just over two years after its premiere, this subtle drama has grown with new meaning
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Ken Dodd’s laugh riot, Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman, Lucy Prebble’s dazzling debut and ‘off-with-your kit Harington’ … revisit the hits and flops assessed by our outgoing theatre critic
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Katori Hall gave us a miracle, Caryl Churchill delivered a dark quartet and Tom Hiddleston astounded in Betrayal. But the year’s highlight was a breathtaking Ibsen with Hayley Atwell
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Gone is the big nose, while the fighting’s a poetry slam in Martin Crimp’s ingenious new rapping Cyrano. Plus, The Duchess of Malfi reimagined, and Three Sisters who dream of Lagos…
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4 out of 5 stars.Lydia Wilson is riveting as the strong-willed duchess in Rebecca Frecknall’s arresting update
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Alice Birch searches for hope in the criminal justice system, Claire Foy and Matt Smith bring wit to eco angst, and Siobhan Redmond makes a fine Gorky antiheroine
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The theatre designer on creating a family dinner at Agamemnon’s, an election night Oedipus and the night Fiona Shaw got stuck
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3 out of 5 stars.Siobhan Redmond is impressive as a tyrannical mother trying to rescue her debt-ridden family in Tinuke Craig’s strangely rootless production
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The fast-rising director talks about staging Maxim Gorky’s Vassa with a last-minute lead, her passion for musicals and the joy of brain-digging in rehearsals
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Simon Annand has photographed most of the UK’s leading actors on stage. But his images of them off stage – in the half hour before curtain up – offer a rare glimpse of private momentsGallery
Lockdown culture Nine Lessons and Carols review – fractured sketches from lockdown
2 out of 5 stars.