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What to say about … Hamlet with Michael Sheen
Freudian, modish or just a bit bonkers? A new journey into the mind of the Great Dane – as well as into the Young Vic theatre – gets mixed diagnoses from the critics
What to say about … Edward Bond's Saved
Leo Benedictus: With the critics horrified and wondering why they came, this revival of Edward Bond's grimfest must be a success
What to say about … Backbeat
Reviews of the new pre-Beatles musical range from scathing to ecstatic, but it's slightly more Help! than A Taste of Honey, finds Leo Benedictus
What to say about … Cool Hand Luke
Leo Benedictus: Poor Marc Warren: stuffed with boiled eggs yet still no match for Paul Newman. The critics deal a blow to the West End show
What to say about … The Playboy of the Western World
Leo Benedictus: Robert Sheehan's performance in this Irish classic divides reviewers – but everyone agrees that they can't understand a word
What to say about … Rock of Ages
Leo Benedictus: Dire, repellant absurdity or infantile fun? The critics were shriller than an extended solo but didn't harmonise on this one
What to say about ... Othello with Dominic West and Clarke Peters
Leo Benedictus: The Wire stars divided the critics when they swapped urban grit for Shakespearean tragedy – but everyone swooned over Desdemona
What to say about ... Alan Ayckbourn's Neighbourhood Watch
Leo Benedictus: The critics take their hats and hoodies off to this funny, dark and superbly topical 75th play from the prolific playwright
What to say about ... Rupert Goold's Decade
Leo Benedictus: The critics are transfixed and confused by this sprawling, mixed bag of 19 playlets about 9/11. But how unforgettable will it be?
What to say about … Ralph Fiennes in The Tempest
Trevor Nunn's latest Shakespeare doesn't impress the critics much – even with a movie star at the helm (although they do at least like Ralph Fiennes's Prospero), writes Leo Benedictus
What to say about ... Sarah Helm's Loyalty
Leo Benedictus: The critics wish someone had sexed up this sanctimonious account of life with Tony Blair's chief of staff
What to say about ... Kevin Spacey in Richard III
Leo Benedictus: Spacey commands the stage – and a big screen – in Sam Mendes's Richard III. But it's all too much for some critics
What to say about ... Kristin Scott Thomas in Betrayal
Leo Benedictus: It's got Kristin Scott Thomas, a hotshot director and flawless writing – so why are some critics pausing over this revival of Harold Pinter's classic?
What to say about ... Much Ado About Nothing
David Tennant and Catherine Tate – would there be as much ado about Josie Rourke's joyously 80s-esque production without their celebrity draw?
What to say about ... James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors
Leo Benedictus: The critics are fawning over the Gavin and Stacey star as he returns to the National with a masterful performance
What to say about ... War Horse on Broadway
Patrick Kingsley: New York's blubbing bloggers fall for this horsey transfer from the National Theatre, but critics find some strings attached
What to say about ... Betty Blue Eyes
Patrick Kingsley: A rasher of porcine metaphors breaks out among the critics as a ham-imatronic animal makes a pig of herself in the West End. No porkies
What to say about ... Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Leo Benedictus: Accept the lead role in a musical and there's nowhere to hide, Daniel Radcliffe. But somehow semi-competence is perfect here
What to say about ... Flare Path with Sienna Miller
Leo Benedictus: It's easy to be snooty about both Sienna Miller and Britain's nostalgia for its wartime heroes – but critics agree the combination makes for a jolly good show
What to say about … The Wizard of Oz
Patrick Kingsley: Will a TV talent show-winning Dorothy and a real-life Toto be enough to save this soulless Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
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