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1 day ago

Hilary Mantel story imagining Margaret Thatcher's assassination to be staged in Liverpool

This isn't just a play for people who have an opinion or strong feeling towards Maggie Thatcher, said Young. It's about class, about lives that collide, people trying to understand, asking questions, coming together and bridging that divide. I also think it's a play about what happens when people feel they don't have a voice, and how dangerous it is when they feel they don't have anything to lose.
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1 day ago

The Hunger Games: On Stage review thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia

A lavish stage production emphasizes spectacle and design but sacrifices emotional depth, struggling to convey Katniss's inner life and key relationships.
Television
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2 weeks ago

The Line of Beauty review Hollinghurst's Gatsby-esque social satire is a class act

A stage adaptation condenses sprawling material into a slick, performance-driven drama focusing on class, hypocrisy, Thatcher-era politics and 1980s gay culture.
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1 month ago

The Lady from the Sea review Andrew Lincoln and Alicia Vikander make waves in magnificent rewrite

A modern, high-energy adaptation foregrounds psychological complexity, female free will, and taut performances from Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln.
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