Almeida Theatre
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
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The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
The ties that bind
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If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The last of the fine arts
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The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
Rock star variations
Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography by Julian Lloyd Webber
Joyous genre-bending
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Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
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