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Bolshoi acid attacker refuses to apologise
Pavel Dmitrichenko shows defiance and contrition in court
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Mar 6, 2013
Bolshoi star confesses to acid attack
Dmitrichenko admits to organising assault on director
©Johan Persson
Mar 6, 2013
The Audience, Gielgud Theatre, London
Helen Mirren as the Queen, directed by Stephen Daldry: this is not so much a drama, more a theatrical event
©Hugo Glendinning
Mar 6, 2013
Purple Heart, Gate Theatre, London
American playwright Bruce Norris’s unflinching play bubbles with anger at a society unable to learn from the Vietnam war
©Anthony Woods
Mar 5, 2013
Watt, Barbican, London
Samuel Beckett’s difficult novel here becomes a brief one-man stage play full of humour and poetry
©Pacome POIRIER/WikiSpectacle
Mar 5, 2013
Phèdre, Comédie-Française, Paris
A troublesome production is redeemed by the relationship between Phèdre and her nurse, Oenone
©Gareth Phillips
Mar 4, 2013
De Gabay, Butetown, Cardiff
Though lacking in clear narratives, this event created in collaboration with Cardiff’s Somali community was performed with infectious warmth
©MikeShelford
Mar 4, 2013
Facts, Finborough Theatre, London
Arthur Milner’s gripping play explores the ‘facts’ surrounding the murder of an archeology professor on the West Bank
Mar 3, 2013
Cinderella, Broadway Theatre, New York
This new production of the long-neglected Rodgers & Hammerstein show is an absolute joy
Mar 1, 2013
A Time to Reap, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court, London
Polish playwright Anna Wakulik turns the tables on cultural exoticism with her three-hander set in London
Peter Aspden
Mar 1, 2013
The legacy of the ‘ace caff’
Today, the arts are, almost without exception, beautifully packaged, presented and promoted. But is the art any good?
Feb 28, 2013
The Revisionist, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York
Vanessa Redgrave and Jesse Eisenberg star in this emotionally-charged off-Broadway drama
Feb 28, 2013
Tull, Octagon Theatre, Bolton, UK
Phil Vasili’s play deftly dramatises the extraordinary life of Britain’s first black army officer
Feb 27, 2013
Trelawny of the Wells, Donmar Warehouse, London
Arthur Wing Pinero’s comedy about plays and players cleverly blurs stage life and real life
Feb 26, 2013
Doug Varone, 92Y Harkness Festival, New York
The venue’s resident choreographer has come up with a neat way to make modern dance less forbidding for beginners
Feb 26, 2013
Bottleneck, Soho Theatre, London
It seems like just another day and just another football match in Luke Barnes’s drama – but then reality hits home
Feb 25, 2013
Ratmansky and Wheeldon premieres, Royal Opera House, London
What’s not to like when two major choreographers create pieces for the Royal Ballet? The scores, alas
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