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Michael Portillo - Brotherly love

  • 12 September 2005

Theatre - Squabbling siblings outwit the authorities in a modern farce, writes Michael Portillo Tom, Dick and Harry Duke of York's Theatre, London WC2

Michael Coveney - All sing together

  • 05 September 2005

Theatre - An inspired revival draws magic from tales of island grief, writes Michael Coveney The Synge Cycle King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Devil's dozen

  • 15 August 2005

Theatre - A mixed bag of Fringe shows is led by a magical Polish Faust by Michael Coveney Faust, Assembly Rooms Doublethink, Aurora Nova, Saint Stephen's Mikey the Pikey, Pleasance Dome

Michael Portillo - Double vision

  • 08 August 2005

Theatre - Two sets of twins and endless puns create charming chaos, writes Michael Portillo The Comedy of Errors Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon

Michael Portillo - Comedy of errors

  • 01 August 2005

Theatre - Sex may no longer shock, but a farce by Joe Orton still startles, writes Michael Portillo What the Butler Saw Hampstead Theatre, London NW3

Peter Wilby - Three's company

  • 25 July 2005

Theatre - Sex, politics and paternity - the Spectator farce arrives on stage. By Peter Wilby Who's the Daddy? King's Head Theatre, London N1

Michael Portillo - The art of love

  • 18 July 2005

Theatre - A poignant tale of thwarted obsession in the East End. By Michael Portillo Shoreditch Madonna Soho Theatre, London W1

Michael Portillo - Pop legends

  • 11 July 2005

Theatre - Breathtaking portrayal of a Svengali's fall. By Michael Portillo Telstar: the Joe Meek story New Ambassadors, London WC2

Michael Portillo - Out in the open

  • 04 July 2005

Theatre - A little-performed Shakespeare play is a summer night's dream, writes Michael Portillo Cymbeline Open Air Theatre, London NW1

Michael Portillo - At death's door

  • 27 June 2005

Theatre - There's little life left in a classic tale of murder and deception, writes Michael Portillo The Postman Always Rings Twice Playhouse Theatre, London WC2

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