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John Cleese Packs It In review former Python goes on the road in sickness and in health

John Cleese's 80-minute travelogue reveals an aging, irritable performer overshadowed by ailments, grievances, and sporadic moments of curiosity and archival warmth.
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Trippy': the Pina Bausch classic being revived by its original cast dancing' with their younger selves

Theatres are haunted houses: on any stage, the ghosts of past performances can rise. At the opera house in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, you can imagine the decades-ago premieres of Pina Bausch's first potent tanztheater shows, which left audiences either enraptured or slamming the exit door. An original cast member may still appear in revivals today, giving a tantalising link to the history of a company now packed with dancers who joined after the German choreographer's death in 2009.
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