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Pains of Youth / Days of Significance

Pains of Youth / Days of Significance

Blairite boozers reach the parts that 1920s medics can't

The prude  of love

The prude of love

The erstwhile Victor Meldrew is on fine form

The Power of Yes

The Power of Yes

David Hare is brilliant on last year's financial crash

The NS Interview: Fiona Shaw

The NS Interview: Fiona Shaw

I Bought a Blue Car Today (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2)

I Bought a Blue Car Today (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2)

Mr Cumming's solo show feels more than a little me, me, me . . .

Helen

Helen

Three parts comedy, one part tragedy

Boo, hiss, hurrah!

Boo, hiss, hurrah!

The theatre critic Michael Billington tells Elizabeth Kirkwood why he sees himself as a one-man “resistance movement” against consumerism

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The Black Album

The Black Album

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Festival and Fringe: Our critics pick the best of Edinburgh

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