Theatre & Dance
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Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Shakespeare could not avoid the attitude of hatred towards Jews at the time he was writing’
I arrive at the stage door early and ask for Tracy-Ann Oberman. “She won’t be here yet,” says the woman…
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Shirley Valentine review: Sheridan Smith gives the performance of the year so far
Sheridan Smith and Shirley Valentine: it’s a match made in theatre heaven. Willy Russell’s 1986 one-woman play is a beloved…
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Our weekend arts and culture picks, from Creed III to The Woman in Black
There are plenty of reasons to be cheerful this week. It’s March, spring is here, and the end of awards…
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‘Being an older woman portraying sexuality? I literally never think about it’: Janet McTeer on Phaedra and avoiding fame
Janet McTeer lives in the woods of Maine. This is a fact. It’s also, in a way, a mantra –…
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‘I had people stalking me – it was unbearable’: Cheryl on her ‘perfect storm’ of fame, Sarah Harding, and her West End debut
Cheryl is still famous enough not to need a surname. On the poster for 2:22 A Ghost Story, the spooky…
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Vault Festival 2023: What to see this year, from theatre to comedy
The evenings may be dark and gloomy, but sparks of creativity are starting to ignite in the arches beneath Waterloo…
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A Streetcar Named Desire: Paul Mescal’s cruel Stanley leaves Normal People’s gold chain in tatters
“I don’t want realism. I want magic!” declares Blanche DuBois. And I don’t want Normal People – I want Streetcar.…
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The best theatre to see in 2023, from A Little Life to The Pillowman
Sophisticated literary adaptations, A-listers treading the boards, shiny new musicals, fresh writing, and innovative takes on the classics: 2023 is…
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Michael Flatley undergoes surgery to treat ‘aggressive’ cancer
Michael Flatley is being treated for an “aggressive form of cancer”. The 64-year-old Irish-American dancer is best known for his…
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A Streetcar Named Desire at 75: Blanche, Stanley, and the Tennessee Williams play that still haunts us
To star in Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is a dream for many actors – but the play comes…
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