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Six of the best: Theatre
Shakespeare, Peter Nichols and Mormons: a bit of everything in theartsdesk's tips
Friday, 10 May 2013
Rory Kinnear and Adrian Lester in 'Othello'Simon Annand
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Peter and Alice, Noël Coward Theatre **** Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw step through the looking glass in Michael Grandage's elegiac production of John Logan's new play. Until 1 Jun
Passion Play, Duke of York's Theatre **** David Leveaux directs Peter Nichols's devastating dissection of sexual betrayal. Until 3 Aug
Othello, National Theatre **** Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear are enormously compelling in Nicholas Hytner's absorbing production of Shakespeare's tragedy. Booking until Aug
The Audience, Gielgud Theatre **** Helen Mirren returns, triumphantly, as Her Majesty to spar with Prime Ministers from Churchill to Cameron. Until 15 Jun
The Tempest, Shakespeare's Globe **** An ambiguous but magical production of Shakespeare's problem play. Booking until 13 Aug
The Weir, Donmar Warehouse **** Mesmerising revival of Conor McPherson's haunting play. Until 8 Jun
A Chorus Line, London Palladium ***** Thrilling return for the 1970s Broadway masterpiece
Let It Be, Savoy Theatre *** Phoney Beatlemania almost bites the dust in the West End
Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre **** The RSC's production of Dahl's classic is a feast for eyes, ears - and heart
Merrily We Roll Along, Harold Pinter Theatre **** In the directing debut of Maria Friedman, Sondheim's onetime Broadway flop soars anew
Once, Phoenix Theatre **** Broadway Tony-winner makes quietly bravura London transfer
The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre ***** The dirty-talking, big-hearted musical from the talents behind 'South Park' is satirical heaven
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To Kill A Mockingbird, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
London ain't Alabama, but Harper Lee's attack on racial intolerance still resonates
Disgraced, Bush Theatre
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama examines cultural identity with insight and intelligence
The Kite Runner, Theatre Royal Brighton
A story-centric stage adaption of Khaled Hosseini's sentimental best-seller
Say It With Flowers, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
New play about tragic Welsh diva Dorothy Squires misses the real story
Bullet Catch, Spiegeltent, Brighton
The classic shock trick provides the core for a surprisingly philosophical show
The Victorian in the Wall, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Will Adamsdale's new musical comedy-drama is touching, quirky and deliciously daft
These Shining Lives, Park Theatre
London's new theatre makes a thrilling debut, albeit with a play a little less shiny
Public Enemy, Young Vic
The horrors of local politics still chime in Richard Jones's queasy production of an Ibsen masterpiece
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