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Forced Entertainment will be named the winner of the £200,000 award
This is a wonderful, if unsettling play, as the black humour of the brothel and prison scenes counterpoints the wrenching emotion of Isabella's pleas to save her brother's life
Christian Tetzlaff's performance as soloist in the Sibelius was a non-stop tour de force
Jane Horrocks sings a group of new wave songs that she's loved since she was a teenager
Alexander Hanson is squirm-making as married Michel who is having an affair with Alice, the wife of his best friend
LaBute has broken one of his golden rules and revisited the characters of his 2008 work Reasons to be Pretty
This is a sublime drama of immortal longings
Conventional drama and snooker morph for a barn-storming conclusion which brilliantly showcases the Crucible in both its dramatic and sporting guises
Continuing our series of personal celebrations of William Shakespeare, Arifa Akbar considers the most heart-rending of all his tragedies
Melina Reis's lower left leg was amputated after a road accident in 2002
Still, it's a slick show, with plenty of pizzazz and some fun performances
The ritual imagery feels empty, a series of poses that aren't improved by being on horseback
William Shakespare's comedy of romance between equals feels as joyously liberating as ever
Written around 1598 and immediately popular, Much Ado is one of the Bard's few plays written almost entirely in prose
Female voices are still being marginalised in the West End and beyond, maintains director Hannah Hauer-King
The pair will hit Sheffield, Newcastle, Brighton, and Cardiff before embarking on a 14-week London run.
From his self-inflicted downfall, the Bard created one of the greatest tragedies in our language
Theatrical tradition holds that it is unlucky to mention the play by name
Playwright Richard Bean has never shied away from incendiary issues. So what's drawn him to, er, snooker? Holly Williams finds out
Its crazy conclusion widens the eyes, reminds us to trust, then grants its pardons to every lad and girl in the room
The revival of Robert Holman's low-key 1977 work seems unremarkable " and yet there is something there
Continuing our series marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Paul Taylor explains why even one of his less celebrated plays remains a source of wonder and inspiration
The actor later apologised for the outburst
Chris Urch has a natural ear for dialogue; even in this cramped situation, it breathes easily
In the fourth part of our series marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Antony Sher celebrates a pair of extraordinarily rich history plays
