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Jack Laskey as Platonov. Everyone just wants to comb his hair and love him.

Vodka, Angst, Vodka: “Sons Without Fathers” Tears The Arcola To Bits

Why are angst-ridden guys so hot? Chekhov knows, and he wrote a play about it.

Christopher Goh (2nd Soldier), Benedict Wong (Ai Weiwei) and Andrew Koji (1st Soldier). Photo by Stephen Cummiskey.

Arrest Of Ai Wei Wei Is Turned Into Art At Hampstead Theatre

Ai Wei Wei’s greatest work of art might just have been his own arrest.

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Johan Christensen Steps Into Sergei Polunin’s Tights In Midnight Express

Even ballet can’t save you from a prison sentence.

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The Life And Sort Of Death Of Eric Argyle At Soho Theatre

An original play about a book about a life, which might have been better as a book.

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Sexy Physical Chameleon Doctor Brown’s Befrdfgth At Soho Theatre

We want to play with Doctor Brown every day please.

Thomas O'Connell and Amy Buttworth. Photo by Dan Patrick

Theatre Review: A Guide To Second Date Sex @ Soho Theatre

Londonist thinks this is a funny and honest show about sex and dating, but who critiques the critics?

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Theatre Review: Steptoe and Son @ Lyric Hammersmith

50 years on, the scripts for Steptoe and Son hold up as a tragicomic tale of a father and son who cannot live with or without each other.

Luke Treadaway as Christopher Boone. Photos by Brinkhoff/Moegenburg

Theatre Review: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time @ Apollo Theatre

If Sherlock Holmes and The Count from Sesame Street had a baby… it would want to see this show.

Image from Jolly B. Fierce. Photo: Jason Pangilinan

Theatre Review: Paper Dolls @ The Tricycle Theatre

Trans-culturalism. [Noun]. A musical play in London based on a short documentary about a Filipino drag act in Tel Aviv.

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Theatre Review: The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey @ BAC

An epic journey. Gods. Monsters. Heroes. Paper. Battersea.