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That Was the Week That Was…. (June 13-19)

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May 26: The show(s) must go on

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That was the week that was…. (April 18-24)

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March 16: A year without theatre (mostly)

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Lloyd Webber always makes the headlines; but he’s not the only one who has brought theatre back in the last 12 months

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The outcome (so far) of Seyi Omooba’s Tribunal case against Curve and her former agents

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The cost to Seyi Omooba’s career of losing a job and an agent; and how religious hypocrisy and family secrets play out

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Seeing red on The Color Purple

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How religious freedoms and freedom of speech are clashing over the casting of the lead in a new regional production of The Color Purple.

Critical Digest: Linda, Funny Girl, The Girls, Oliver!, Barbarians and Macbeth

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Reviews digest of openings in London, Leicester and Leeds from national critics for new productions of Linda, Funny Girl, The Girls, Oliver!, Barbarians and Macbeth.

Diary of a theatre addict: Robert Lindsay and I make up, but I fall out with Harvey Fierstein in another busy week

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I make up with Robert Lindsay and meet with the wonderful Mark Rylance, but I have more mixed emotions about Harvey Fierstein, even as I’ve seen three shows connected to him in the space of six days.