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Greek tragedies like Medea are an ethical nightmare. That’s why we need them

Ancient classics can reinforce patriarchal lies about women, but they also take us back to the origins of pernicious narratives, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Guardian - UK

Peaky Blinders is back in Manchester - this time with dance shoes

"This is dance for people who don't usually watch dance"

Manchester Evening News

Our pick of playwright James Graham’s ten best works, as new National Theatre Gareth Southgate play announced

There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham

Evening Standard

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‘Theatre and pop at its absolute excess’: William Shakespeare meets Britney Spears as & Juliet comes to Australia

The feelgood, feminist retelling of Romeo & Juliet, with songs from Spears, Katy Perry and Bon Jovi, is coming to Melbourne, confetti cannons and all

The Guardian - AU

The week in theatre: Phaedra; Sylvia; Standing at the Sky’s Edge – review

Lyttelton; Old Vic; Olivier, LondonJanet McTeer is mighty in Simon Stone’s electric remaking of myth; dance, not speech, powers Kate Prince’s suffragette musical; and Richard Hawley’s paean to Sheffield finds a home from home

The Guardian - UK

Medea review – Sophie Okonedo is magnificent as ancient Greece’s preeminent rebel woman

Medea is as much victim as villain in Dominic Cooke’s psychologically subtle and subversive production, and Ben Daniels is superb playing all the puffed up men in her life

The Guardian - UK

Phaedra review – Simon Stone’s reimagining flitters from tragedy to comedy

Janet McTeer plays a politician who falls for her dead lover’s son, but even her strong performance cannot save a tonally unsure play

The Guardian - UK

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Our pick of the 50 best plays of the 21st century

The last two decades have been full of extraordinary theatre – it’s a thrilling indication of what’s ahead of us when doors reopen

Evening Standard

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review: Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman squeeze out the juice

It’s nice that Sam Steiner’s 2015 Fringe gem has been plucked out for the West End but it doesn’t seem the best way to serve a bright new writing talent

The Independent UK

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review – Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman star in sharp drama

Josie Rourke’s West End revival of Sam Steiner’s fringe hit really lifts when the show’s starry duo drop their romcom routine

The Guardian - UK

Lemons... at the Harold Pinter Theatre review: Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman make this a bittersweet pleasure

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a sad love story subtly enacted by the two luminous screen stars

Evening Standard

I watched the ‘jaw-dropping’ production of Life of Pi ahead of month-long Lowry residency

The stage adaptation of the 2001 book and 2012 film is set to stun audiences in Salford

Manchester Evening News

I went to The Lion King musical and it's an emotional 'must see' - review

Disney's The Lion King musical is on tour in the UK and Ireland

Liverpool Echo

As You Like It review – Josie Rourke leads us into the liberating delight of Arden

Martha Plimpton and the whole ensemble shine in a production of Shakespeare’s nuanced romance interwoven with sign language and song

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Betty! A Sort of Musical review – Maxine Peake brings Boothroyd’s story to the stage

A slightly wonky meta structure involving a team of amdram actors muddles this show about the former MP but it has abundant charm

The Guardian - UK

Newsies review – ‘tis the season for Disney musical about industrial relations

This show about young New York paper-sellers has some stirring anthems and screwball energy, even if it lacks emotional and political depth

The Guardian - UK

Hex review – musical Sleeping Beauty casts a darkly dazzling spell

No theatrical effect is spared in this emotional show, which returns to Charles Perrault’s grisly and grief-ridden fairytale for inspiration

Manchester Evening News

Lowry Theatre announces Life of Pi will be big Christmas 2023 show

It is a magical retelling of the best-selling novel with animals including a life-sized Bengal Tiger brought to life on stage

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical review – a burst of colour in a junk-filled world

The rags-to-riches roots of the beloved Roald Dahl story are emphasised in this family show, but a reliance on video effects blunts the rough magic

Evening Standard

Best of Enemies at the Noel Coward Theatre review: James Graham’s play is as searingly insightful as ever

This look at the corruption of modern political discourse is dynamic and intoxicating

Leeds Live

Leeds Playhouse's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory review: Gender-flipped Roald Dahl classic is a musical delight

The Leeds venue proves once again it provides a rich alternative to pantomime schlock with this rich, manic and fun-filled production

Evening Standard

Henry V at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe review: fresh, vivid and intense

This stripped back production speaks with new and unusual clarity

Manchester Evening News

I went to see The Lion King at Palace Theatre and it's the most visually spectacular show I've ever seen

The on stage production uses 232 puppets to bring this classic but reimagined story to life

Evening Standard

Carlos Acosta on pushing ballet’s boundaries, Brexit and how he has nothing to prove on stage

Now director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, the world-renowned dancer is bringing new show Into the Music to Sadler’s Wells

Manchester Evening News

Cheap tickets for The Lion King, Bugsy Malone and Home Alone in Manchester this November

The Lion King's Manchester run has been extended for a further three weeks until March 2023

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