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Contemporary resonances run through Thomas Ostermeier’s staging of Ibsen’s drama at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London
Yaël Farber’s searing Shakespeare production features a towering performance from Danny Sapani
Drama about adolescence and ageing at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre is a listless affair
Oscar Wilde’s novel is adapted for our age in this technically astonishing show at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket
Revival of Dodie Smith’s 1938 family drama weaves together warmth, loss and laughter
The physical theatre company revive the ancient Greek comedy with mixed results
Innovations in Lemn Sissay’s adaptation at London’s Lyric Hammersmith come at a price
The songs from the 1985 gig put together by Bob Geldof are moving, but the script is often clunky
West End transfer of Sam Holcroft’s drama confronts a young playwright with a ruthless government official
A new play based on Philip K Dick’s novella is part of a wave of shows inspired by once-imaginary tech such as AI and spyware
Thomas Bernhard’s 1975 play deals with the egotism of those who have unfettered power
Past and present, trauma and music combine in this simmering drama at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London
His version of ‘An Enemy of the People’, starring Matt Smith, is opening in the West End
FT Globetrotter’s guide to what to do and see in the Spanish capital this year
Her roles in ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Chicago’ made her a name-above-the-title musical theatre legend
The star of ‘The Wire’ discusses his role in Shakespeare’s tragedy, the state of America, assisted dying — and gardening
Pain also bubbles to the surface in Beth Steel’s rich new play at London’s National Theatre
Contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy resonates, though there are drawbacks
The author’s early novel becomes a story about flirting and fiction in Zoe Cooper’s adaptation
The best arts, sports, festivals and events to catch in the high-rise capital of Canadian cool
The best arts, sports, festivals and events to catch in New York City this year
She stars with Matthew Broderick in this London staging of Neil Simon’s comic triptych
Also opening in London: The Most Precious of Goods mixes fairytale with Holocaust horror; Don’t Destroy Me distils postwar trauma and generational conflict
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