THEATRE
June 2011
The National’s dramatisation of the Ipswich murders is touching and telling in equal measure
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May 2011
On the centenary of his birth, two Rattigan revivals showcase his best — and worst — work
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April 2011
Mike Leigh’s Ecstasy casts a chink of light on social misery. Neil LaBute’s new play lets in even less
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March 2011
The climate has changed for eco-dramas. Greenland at the National doesn’t work; The Heretic at the Royal Court does
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