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The History Boys West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

Alan Bennett’s home city gets a home grown production of The History Boys, his most popular play, and not before time - it has been anticipated with marked eagerness.

Theatre Published on Tuesday February 9 2010 at 18:35

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Those Magnificent Men Corn Exchange, Newbury

With so many legendary historical characters hitting the stage and screen, how does the gentle story of the pioneers who made the first ever non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 make an impact with audiences hungry for drama, romance and danger?.

Theatre Published on Tuesday February 9 2010 at 10:10

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Milly and the Minotaur Llanover Hall, Cardiff

Courageous - that is a fitting description of the Philip Michell play commissioned by the ever-enterprising Gwent Theatre for its tour of primary schools.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 16:15

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Wall of Death: A Way of Life SECC, Glasgow

Thrillingly visceral, the wall of death side-show has been brought into the heart of the latest production from the National Theatre of Scotland, as director Vicky Featherstone continues to explore the boundaries of theatrical experience in a collaboration with performance artist Stephen Skrynka and the Ken Fox Troupe.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 13:25

Funny Money Royal Court, Liverpool

Farce is a complicated beast that to work at its best needs to be slick, fast-paced and delivered with assurance.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:55

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Begin/End Half Moon Young People’s, London

Lili (Amy Costello) and Yaz (Rachel McKenzie) are teenagers growing up in the Limehouse area of east London, where Half Moon Theatre is based.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:50

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Really Old, Like Forty Five National, Cottesloe

Sometimes news stories just fall into the lap of playwrights.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:40

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Knives in Hens Arcola, London

Words matter in the pre-industrial world of David Harrower’s 1995 debut play.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:40

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Moon Fool - Ill Met by Moonlight South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

By eliminating outside influences and extracting just the main players from the fairy kingdom, Moon Fool and Trestle Touring have created a considered focus within A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:35

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Early Bird Finborough Theatre, London

“Don’t touch the Perspex box or you will break it,” we are sternly warned before the start of Leo Butler’s new play about a couple attempting to deal with the disappearance of their child.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:30

The Furies/Land of the Dead/Helter Skelter Ustinov, Bath

Emotional terrorism can cause as much angst to the New York psyche as physical attacks like 9/11.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:25

Stage Fright Canal Cafe, London

Charles, a lovelorn actor, and Peter, a penniless writer, hatch a plan to solve their respective woes.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:05

My Mother Said I Never Should Dukes, Lancaster

Twenty-five years after Charlotte Keatley found it almost impossible for anyone prepared to stage her all-female drama about the “ordinary” lives of four generations of women, this still stands as one of the most finely crafted works in recent British drama.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:05

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Bolton Octagon

David Thacker’s award-winning experience as resident director of the RSC proves invaluable in this potentially exhilarating, accessible, although overlong, production of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 11:05

And A Nightingale Sang New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme

All too often, family dramas set in wartime Britain overdo the tragedy or the never say die Blitz spirit, or both.

Theatre Published on Monday February 8 2010 at 10:55

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