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Why does blackface still exist?
Monday 22nd March 2021
This is just one of the urgent questions that Ayanna Thompson tackles head on in…
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The critic and the bullies
Monday 15th March 2021
The pandemic has exaggerated the weaknesses of British theatre, and it has remin…
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Save the V&A Theatre & Performance Department
Monday 8th March 2021
The UK has a truly amazing theatre and performance heritage.
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Radiant Vermin
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Text of the day: “We’re... we’re going to Hell!”
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Good Nights Out: A History of Popular British Theatre Since the Second World War
Friday 29th January 2021
Yesterday, my latest book was published in paperback.
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John le Carré on loyalty
Wednesday 27th January 2021
Quote of the day: “As to his loyalty to his country Barley saw it only as a ques…
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About Heads or Tails
Friday 22nd January 2021
Yesterday I watched Skye Hallam’s excellent one-woman show, Heads or Tails, one …
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About Uncle Vanya
Wednesday 13th January 2021
Sometimes the hype is justified.
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Leslie Phillips raises an eyebrow
Friday 8th January 2021
One from the archives: star actor Leslie Phillips had a huge West End hit in 196…
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