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©Manuel Harlan
Feb 20, 2013
A Chorus Line, London Palladium, London
With so many characters’ back-stories unfolding in this revival of the 1975 musical, it’s hard to know where to focus
©Janna Giacoppo
Feb 20, 2013
Really Really, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York
Though at times predictable, this drama establishes its author Paul Downs Colaizzo as a valuable fresh voice
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MANAGEMENT
Feb 20, 2013
Interview 1: From finance to music
A former Deloitte partner tells how he eventually found the courage to fulfil a dream
©Gert Weigelt
Feb 18, 2013
Tudor/Ashton/ Schäpfer, Theater Duisburg, Germany
Neo-classical masterpieces by two British choreographers are the highlights of Ballett am Rhein’s programme
Feb 17, 2013
Souterrainblues/La Femme gauchère – Théâtre du Rond-Point, Paris
The return of Peter Handke’s works to the Paris stage after many years out of favour yields mixed results
Feb 17, 2013
Two Cigarettes in the Dark – Sadler’s Wells, London
Tanztheater Wuppertal’s promise of a piece that looked “at the monotony of life” proved all too accurate
Feb 17, 2013
Rhinocéros – Barbican, London
Théâtre de la Ville’s absurdist Ionesco production is stylish and sinister but tramples over the horror of the piece
©PA
Feb 15, 2013
The List: five religious musicals
Five key landmarks in the evolution of the faith musical
©Rick Pushinsky
Feb 15, 2013
A mass of convictions
Polish playwright Anna Wakulik’s new work explores the political issue of abortion from three perspectives
Feb 15, 2013
A Life of Galileo, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Ian McDiarmid’s performance in Roxana Silbert’s production makes him seem perfectly attuned to Brecht’s King Lear
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MUSIC
Feb 15, 2013
Salif Keita, Royal Festival Hall, London
‘The golden voice of Mali’ infuses his music with tropes from the 1970s club dance scene
Feb 15, 2013
Cell culture
The concept of incarceration makes for vivid drama, as Alexander Gilmour reports
Feb 14, 2013
Pacific Northwest Ballet, City Center, New York
This Balanchine programme illustrated the strengths – and minor weaknesses – of the American company
Feb 14, 2013
Rutherford & Son, Viaduct Theatre, Halifax
Githa Sowerby’s 1912 play is given a somewhat melodramatic treatment by Jonathan Miller
Feb 13, 2013
Ashton Ballets, Royal Opera House, London
This programme’s light-minded view of a great choreographer diminished his significance
Feb 13, 2013
Playing Cards 1: Spades, Roundhouse, London
Despite its mesmerising staging and its big themes, Robert Lepage’s latest drama is disappointingly sketchy
Feb 12, 2013
Bull, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
This drama about the sacking of a white-collar employee uses the bullfight as a powerful metaphor
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The bittersweet taste of cabaret
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