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Have you got the stamina for nine hours of Chekhov? This trilogy of early plays, adapted by David Hare, is a vibrant, absorbing cultural marathon

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100 years after Easter Rising, Irish drama takes centre stage at the National's Lyttelton Theatre in Howard Davies' harrowing revival

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Annie Baker's polarising, Pulitzer-winning play The Flick is a long, slow slog that's utterly worth your patience

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Helen McCrory gives a masterful lead performance in Carrie Cracknell's elegant, atmospheric Rattigan revival

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Rory Kinnear makes for a cool callous Mack in Simon Stephens' translation of The Threepenny Opera, directed by Rufus Norris,

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Impressive performances and moments of warm comedy can't distract from the contrivances of Alexi Kaye Campbell's earnest play about a Greek island