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A group photo of the 11 cast members of 'Three Sisters' assembled in period costume.
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Theatre review: Three Sisters, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse 

Shining a candlelight glow on Chekhov’s sad tale of hope and despair.

A young woman and a young man are sitting on a bench looking at each other. They are wearing winter clothes.
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Theatre review: One Day When We Were Young, Park Theatre

An intimate look at what might have been in Nick Payne’s quiet and contemplative play.

A young man in a tweed suit holding up a skull.
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Theatre review: Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

A stylish seaborne reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tale of murder and madness.

In a living room set, one man is standing up on the left hand side with a guitar, the other two are seated on the right. They are singing.
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Performance review: The Last Laugh, Noël Coward Theatre

An affectionate tribute to a golden age of British comedy.

A range of ceramic Asian faces by Jenny Chan.
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Don’t miss in March – your monthly guide to the brightest and best arts in London

Put a 'spring' in your step with these best and brightest recommendations for what's on in London this month.

Under a giant golden coin, there are four women on stage. Two in yellow, dressed like the Queen, two in blue, dressed like the PM.
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Theatre review: Handbagged, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

Moira Buffini’s insightful comedy peeks inside those confidential weekly audiences between the Queen and the PM. 

Dancers on stage throwing buckets of water at each other in 'Vollmond'.
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Dance review: Vollmond, Sadler’s Wells

Fasten your seatbelts for a stormy night with Pina Bausch. 

The cast of 'The Years': four women wearing glasses and dressed in black and white.
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Theatre review: The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre

A brave and intelligent play brought to life by an astonishingly good ensemble.

Against a stark white wall, four actors from 'The Marriage of Figaro': Cody Quattlebaum, Hanna Hipp, Hubert Francis and Mary Bevan are huddled up close together.
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Opera review: The Marriage of Figaro, London Coliseum

The English National Opera sets Mozart’s classic opera buffa in a stark white box.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A man and a woman sit together looking offstage and smiling
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ambassadors Theatre

F Scott Fitzgerald’s fantastic fable is indeed ‘an unordinary musical’.

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