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Chariots of Fire review – hugely enjoyable production that’s not just running on the spot
Chariots of Fire review – breathless staging of classic Olympic dash
From Wagatha Christie to Donald Trump: can rapid-fire real-life drama upstage the news?
Arifa AkbarDramatising the latest watercooler story doesn’t guarantee you box-office success. The stiffest competition may come from reality’s own high drama
From King Charles III to King Lear: what theatre tells us about taking the throne
‘Future history’: how Charles III first trod the boards of London stage
‘What happened to Free Willy?’ Cock ticket prices drop after shock at £400 seats
‘Dynamic pricing’ sees ticket costs fluctuate wildly for the acclaimed production’s final performances in the West End
The week in theatre: Punchdrunk: The Burnt City; Scandaltown
The week in theatre: The Great Middlemarch Mystery; The 47th; For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide…
Scandaltown review – smut and silliness in modern Restoration comedy
Sad! Is Donald Trump just too boring for a grand Shakespearean makeover?
The 47th review – Bertie Carvel is devilishly good but this Trumpian satire feels too soon
Taron Egerton quits lead role in West End play for ‘personal reasons’
‘I keep hope alive’: Tamara Tunie on playing Kamala Harris in political dystopia The 47th
When Covid shut the theatres, I became my mother’s carer. Returning feels defiant
Cock review – Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton locked in a love triangle
Taron Egerton to return ‘with a vengeance’ after fainting during West End debut
‘Shakespearean’ Donald Trump to be subject of play in blank verse
The 47th by Mike Bartlett stars Bertie Carvel as the ex-president making attempt to regain the White House
Lockdown culture
Mrs Delgado review – Mike Bartlett’s lockdown fable brims with lifeCompassion and community lie at the heart of this hilarious one-woman show about curtain-twitching neighbours
Lockdown culture
The lockdown boom in audio plays: 'it's drama the pandemic can’t touch'Mike Bartlett, Alan Ayckbourn, Adjoa Andoh and other top theatre-makers reflect on why listening to drama is perfect for our times
Lockdown culture
Phoenix/The Ghost Caller reviews – spiked satire and phone spooksMike Bartlett’s monologue brings us the inner life of a despotic public figure and Luke Barnes’s over-the-phone drama is profoundly creepy
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