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Isobel McArthur’s version of Thomas Heywood’s original asks questions about sex, virtue and strangers
The music of the 1960s and ’70s accompanies this story of love and failing political ideologies
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play at the Hayes Theater in New York deals with the legacy and present of racism
The Manchester adaptation of Oliver Jeffers’ children’s book has expressive acting from Lydia Baksh
Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland co-star in a play about a play about the Troubles
Clever use of binaural technology brings the horrors of war right to the audience’s ears
The Netflix hit’s theatrical spin-off balances horror and humour to great effect
The first woman to occupy the role is taking over at a time of straitened finances and new digital priorities
Also opening on the London stage: Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures, and Armando Iannucci’s satire Pandemonium
Plus: grim masterpiece ‘The Homecoming’ at the Young Vic and interactive murder mystery ‘Boeing, Boeing, Gone!’
The director of ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ discusses ‘The Motive and the Cue’, his hit play about rehearsing Shakespeare
Liverpool’s Depot is turned into a theatre of war for a bloody production of Shakespeare’s tragedy
Brendan Behan’s play examines life behind bars and the prison of social stereotypes
Also opening: ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ sparkles in Richmond; a candlelit ‘Ghosts’ at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Plus: festive romcom ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ and historical spectacle ‘The Mongol Khan’
The musical theatre star has joined forces with Elaine Paige to host West End Woofs in aid of rescue cats and dogs
Plus: privilege under the spotlight in ‘Mates in Chelsea’ and fast and funny social media satire ‘Flip!’
Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks offer unusual takes on Beckett’s characters at the Theatre for a New Audience
Stage fright? The Netflix series gets a 1950s origin story of sorts while The Enfield Haunting dramatises real-life 1970s events
Also opening in London: Richard Bean’s comedy To Have and to Hold; a musical version of The Time Traveller’s Wife
Moving curtain-up to 6.30pm allows audiences to watch, dine, discuss, and still make the last train
Adaptation at New York’s Signature Center relishes its unwholesome material
Also opening in London: Kristin Scott Thomas in ‘Lyonesse’; ‘Death of England’ trilogy concludes with ‘Closing Time’
Also on the London stage: Lynn Nottage’s warm-hearted ‘Clyde’s’ and a revival of the contemporary classic ‘Portia Coughlan’
The playwright’s farce about the Queen Mother and her servant examines the dynamics of an unlikely friendship
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