THEATRE
April 2015
Two productions of Antigone show the elasticity of one of the most challenging plays in the canon
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March 2015
Despite its intractable subject matter, The Hard Problem is an elegant and ingenious work
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January/February 2015
Assassins is a tasteless but energetic gallop through the long roll-call of America’s obsessive killers
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December 2014
The Rivals was a flop when it premiered in 1775. Yet Sheridan's comedy of manners still delights us
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Written each month by Standpoint's resident theatre critic, Minette Marrin
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