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INSANE: 4 - The Real Truth

Dolly covers, Scottish kings and a chocolate surplus – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Vladimir Putin may be weeks away from a breakthrough in Ukraine but the West is asleep

There is a growing understanding across the Western allies that Ukraine is losing the ground war against Russia, and by summer could face defeat.

Evening Standard

Macbeth review – powerful Verdi staging marks the end for a great company

Arts Council of Wales’s decision to axe its funding for Mid Wales Opera means this effective and cogent production is likely their last on this scale

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Macbeth (An Undoing) at the Rose Theatre review: the sound and fury drowns out its flashes of inspiration

Something meandering this way comes

Evening Standard

32 Underrated Movies Worth Watching

Don't overlook these low-key classics.

Marie Claire

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Stranger Things, David Tennant’s Macbeth & Tuppence Middleton interview - The Standard Theatre Podcast

Plus, our hosts discuss the musicals they’re looking forward to see in London throughout this year: 2024 is looking to be a corker.

Evening Standard

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The week in theatre: Macbeth; Stranger Things: The First Shadow; Ulster American – review

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo wire you into the Macbeths’ innermost thoughts; Stranger Things takes theatrical spectacle to the next dimension; and Woody Harrelson and co fire off David Ireland’s machine-gun provocations

The Guardian - UK

Macbeth review: David Tennant is a compellingly intense Scottish king in Donmar’s show of sonic trickery

Lady Macbeth’s whispers crackle in your ear as audience members wear headphones in Max Webster’s intimate production, but the sound design can sometimes feel like a distraction

The Independent UK

Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse review: David Tennant is magnificent, so why sex it up with headphones?

Tennant and Cush Jumbo star as Shakespeare's murderous couple, but their work is overwhelmed by some ill-advised aural shenanigans

Evening Standard

Macbeth at the Depot, Liverpool review: the marketing of this Ralph Fiennes vehicle is the masterpiece here

Fiennes and Indira Varma have an easy chemistry but apart from the design and locations, this is a standard Scottish play

Evening Standard

Macbeth review – Ralph Fiennes’ monstrous monarch wages war in a warehouse

Staged in a hangar-like venue strewn with the charred remnants of battle, Simon Godwin’s intelligent production puts violent conflict to the fore

The Guardian - UK

David Tennant: my 8-year-old daughter was 'bewildered' watching me in Doctor Who

He reprised the role on Friday for a Children In Need special

Evening Standard

Christopher Eccleston on class, capitalism, fame and shame: ‘My eating disorder was imprisoning’

One of Britain’s best actors is back on stage as Scrooge. He reflects on his Salford childhood, his rebirth after a breakdown – and why we need to get the Tories out

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The Tony Blair Rock Opera features bagpipes, Lady Macbeth and a wrestling match with Gordon Brown

If you’re looking for subtlety and sophistication, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera is probably not for you. It starts – literally – with a bang and careens through a hectic hour and a half of high-energy songs and skits.

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: That Face, Macbeth and Dance Umbrella

Our roundup of stage shows to watch at home includes a revival of Polly Stenham’s debut play, London’s international dance festival and Patrick Stewart suffering toil and trouble

The Guardian - UK

Wake up, people! GB News is after our National Trust scones

The right-leaning channel is throwing its weight behind a Tufton Street-backed campaign to undermine the heritage charity

The Independent UK

First collection of William Shakespeare’s plays on show to toast key anniversary

The 400-year-old collection includes the first publication of Macbeth

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‘You don’t know what you might have set upon yourself’: the best descriptions of ambition in literature

The last word, our series about emotions in books, focuses on those who are determined to succeed this month, from Lady Macbeth to Flaubert’s privileged college boys

The Guardian - UK

From culture to nature: five ways to discover the magic of the Scottish Highlands and islands this autumn

Fancy throwing yourself into a ceilidh in a village hall, or discovering prehistoric landscapes teeming with ancient monuments? There are many opportunities to experience the unique cultural heritage of the Scottish Highlands and islands this autumn

The Independent UK

Opera world split as director reinventions dominate Europe while US, Italy more muted

The opera world is split in two: Some European productions reinvent works in ways composers never imagined, and traditional stagings favored in the U.S. are condemned by cognoscenti

The Guardian - UK

Macbeth review – Max Bennett’s jokey king is clearly unfit to govern

Gender swapped roles shed new light on dark days in a production – complete with gruesome bodybags and references to fake news – that feels aptly aligned to our times

The Guardian - UK

Bard jokes: how music-hall greats inspired Stewart Lee to meddle with Macbeth

The stand-up comedian describes how he gave a modern twist to the Porter’s dark jokes in a new RSC production directed by Wils Wilson

Evening Standard

The best theatre to see in September in London, from Waiting for Godot to Giant

We’ve picked out London’s top stage performances to watch this month

Wales Online

All the shows you can see at Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival this summer

The Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival is back for summer 2023

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