THEATRE
September 2012
Contemporary analogies and a strong cast can save below-par Shakespeare like Timon of Athens
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July/August 2012
The National's Antigone is politically compelling but lacks a sense of awe
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June 2012
Amid the fad for immersive drama, a Rattigan/Hare double-bill shows you just can’t beat good writing
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May 2012
Revivals from three countries explore the anxieties of superfluous men and women
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Written each month by Standpoint's resident theatre critic, Minette Marrin
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