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Playtime: Jacques Tati’s masterpiece took cinema close to a video game

The French director’s 1967 film lets the viewer decide what stories they want to follow – and it is an unparalleled delight

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Playtime review – a bubblegum take on Monsieur Hulot

Five actors play more than 100 roles as Tati’s 60s satire is transformed into a meet-cute comedy of quick-change physical comedy

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Playtime review – quirky gags and mimed mayhem as Tati comedy takes the stage

This adaptation of the classic 1967 film is packed with fun despite losing its way in the second half

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‘We’re going for belly laughs’: Jacques Tati’s Hulot masterpiece gets an all-singing climate twist

With little plot and almost no dialogue, Playtime does not seem an obvious fit for theatre. Will the addition of songs by Martha Wainwright and Chilly Gonzales help?

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