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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: two Palestinians go dogging, Royal Court; My Fair Lady at the Coliseum
This well-acted play about the battle for school places delves clunkily into issues of racism and anti-Semitism
This truth-based story of abduction is an urgent, resonant piece of theatre
A new generation of American writers is making its presence felt across the Atlantic
Ayad Akhtar’s kidnapping drama delves deep into different belief systems
A belated West End transfer for this drama about race and theatre
This energetic new drama updates Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’ to present-day Atlanta, Georgia
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play deals in love, addiction and the difficulties of recovery — from drugs, from heartache
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