THEATRE
January/February 2013
Castigating conservatives on stage is now mandatory—This House at the National doesn’t, and so succeeds
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December 2012
Four Uncle Vanyas in a year is too many, but better Chekhov in Russian than ‘immersive theatre’
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November 2012
Scenes from an Execution proves that age cannot wither Fiona Shaw but Juliette Binoche's British debut in Mademoiselle Julie is a flop
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October 2012
Two new plays and one classic depict young women who are mad, bad and dangerous to know
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