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‘It’s high stakes, high adrenaline’ – Punchdrunk head into space with video game influenced new show
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‘It’s high stakes, high adrenaline’ – Punchdrunk head into space with video game influenced new show

Punchdrunk founder Felix Barrett talks the company’s unexpected new show ‘Lander 23’
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Hamlet
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Hamlet

3 out of 5 stars
The National Theatre’s first production of the play since 2010 – Rufus Norris was the first artistic director to simply not stage it – falls...
The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest

4 out of 5 stars
At the National Theatre last Christmas, Max Webster’s vividly queer take on Oscar Wilde’s magnum opus felt quite a lot like The Ncuti Gatwa...
Clarkston
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Clarkston

3 out of 5 stars
American writer Samuel D. Hunter’s 2015 play, making its UK debut at Trafalgar Theatre, isn’t big on laughs…

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The best London theatres

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Old Vic

One of London's most storied theatres, the Old Vic – which opened its doors in 1818 – was the first home of the National Theatre, under the...
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Young Vic

The Young Vic more than lives up to its name, with its slick modern exterior, buzzing bar, and a forward-looking line-up that makes it feel metaphorically as...
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Royal Court Theatre

London's premiere new writing theatre, the Royal Court made its name in the 1950s when it was synonymous with kitchen sink dramas and the Angry Young Men, and...
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Lyric Hammersmith

A beacon of culture in Hammersmith, the Lyric's distinctive look is largely down to a fusion of the building's 1970s structure, the theatre's Victorian...
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