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The company of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' perform on a brightly lit stage, with the titular character standing centre-stage, arms raised triumphantly. Many of the other characters point towards him, as if in celebration.
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Theatre review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Birmingham Hippodrome

A gloriously bonkers blast of musical mayhem.

A fair-skinned woman comforts a fair-skinned man as he weeps with his head against her chest. Both are dressed in drab period garments reflecting the play's setting of the 1690s. The photograph depicts Gavin Drea as John Proctor and Phoebe Pryce as Elizabeth Proctor in 'The Crucible' at Shakespeare's Globe.
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Theatre review: The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe

Arthur Miller’s haunting drama of the Salem witch trials comes to the Globe.

Two panels. On the left is a profile pic of a man with white hair looking to the left. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Alice's Oxford' which features an illustration of Alice in Wonderland meeting the Queen of Hearts and her entourage.
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Book Review: Alice’s Oxford, Peter Hunt

Tiptoe through the back streets of Oxford with this new book about Alice and her author Charles Dodgson.

A middle-age man in a blue top is confronting a younger bearded man in a grey hoodie.
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Theatre review: The Fifth Step, Soho Place, London

A compelling two-hander about masculinity and dealing with your demons.

A man in a yellow high vis jacket shining a torch in a small room.
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Theatre review: Ghost Stories, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

More haunted house than haunting drama, 'Ghost Stories' offers a jolt to the senses but lacks the quiet dread that…

A woman wearing a colourful pantsuit is in a wheelchair. She is screaming. In the background in the right is a police officer.
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Theatre review: Diagnosis, Finborough Theatre, London

A police procedural drama about the questioning of vulnerable people.

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Career Advice

12 unusual book dedications to inspire your own

Finally finished your manuscript and want to write a memorable dedication that's not simply to mum, dad and Fluffy? Here's…

Cynthia Erivo will star in the London remount of Kip Williams' acclaimed production of Dracula. The photo depicts a Nigerian-English actor with closely cropped and bleached hair and eyebrows, gazing intensely into the camera. She wears a black polo-necked jumper and has a striking septum ring.
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Cynthia Erivo to star in Australian-made production of Dracula

Kip Williams' global success continues, as his production of Dracula is transported to London starring Cynthia Erivo.

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Features

20 famous opening lines in books

Fancy yourself a whiz at literary trivia?

Two panels. On left is a black and white photo of a young woman wearing black with long fair hair. On the right is the cover of a book 'That's All I know' which features a dog standing over a dead rabbit.
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Book review: That’s All I Know, Elisa Levi

An engaging tale of sadness and quiet desperation. 

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