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Small Island - National Theatre - Photo by Brinkhoff-Moegenburg
02 May
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Review: SMALL ISLAND at the Olivier, National Theatre

Infused with a genuine affection and compassion, this theatrical version of the late Andrea Levy’s most celebrated, multi-prize winning novel, is a fitting tribute to the author, who died on St Valentine’s Day this year.

Small Island - National Theatre - Photo by Brinkhoff-Moegenburg Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Gilbert in Small Island at the National Theatre - Photo by Brinkhoff-Moegenburg

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Sitting - Arcola Theatre
16 Apr
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Review: SITTING at The Arcola Theatre

Sitting - Arcola Theatre Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Katherine Parkinson’s debut play SITTING has just opened at the Arcola Theatre.

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Grief is the Thing with Feathers
27 Mar
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Review: GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS at the Barbican Theatre

Grief is the Thing with Feathers There are plenty of things to entice theatregoers to Edna Walsh’s adaptation of Max Porter's acclaimed novel - not least the star power of Cillian Murphy and the involvement of Simon McBurney’s renowned theatre troupe Complicité.

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Mary's Babies
24 Mar
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Review: MARY'S BABIES at Jermyn Street Theatre

Mary's Babies Katy Stephens and Emma Fielding adopt a schizophrenic approach to Maud Dromgoole's play derived from the questionable practices used at an early, unregulated Human Fertility Treatment clinic.

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Downstate - Dorfman Theatre - National Theatre
21 Mar
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Review: DOWNSTATE at the Dorfman (National Theatre)

Chicago and Broadway theatre audiences long ago learned the benefits of exposing themselves to the taboo subjects and aching moral dilemmas explored in Steppenwolf productions, but will Londoners embrace the opportunity with equal gusto on this occasion?

Downstate - Dorfman Theatre - National Theatre Francis Guinan (Fred), Glenn Davis (Gio), Celilia Noble (Ivy), Eddie Torres (Felix) and K. Todd Freeman (Dee) in Downstate. Photo by Michael Brosilow

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