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The week in theatre: The Constituent; Kyoto; Mean Girls – review

James Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin struggle for urgency in Joe Penhall’s drama about a threatened female MP; climate crisis talks are turned into a whirligig show; and Tina Fey’s musical of the 2004 film is pink and perky

The Guardian - UK

Kyoto review – 1997 protocol on climate crisis fuels gripping theatre at the RSC

Stephen Kunken’s Republican ringmaster narrates this gripping account of the negotiation of the first international treaty on tackling climate change

The Guardian - UK

‘The war was not going to stop me’: amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 15 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war

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William Russell obituary

Stage and screen actor who was part of the original cast of Doctor Who

The Guardian - UK

Here's why The School for Scandal (at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) is on our must-watch list

The RSC is taking The School for Scandal to new heights with a lavish production at their Stratford theatre

Marie Claire

James Laurenson obituary

Authoritative stage actor who excelled at playing baddies, and took roles in TV shows such as The Crown and Coronation Street

The Guardian - UK

Need proof who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? See The Merry Wives of Windsor

Set for revival at the RSC, this perfectly structured revenge comedy has an earthy vitality that no aristo or scholar could have created

The Guardian - UK

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English review – acclaimed Iran-set classroom drama is a bit too well-behaved

The RSC’s European premiere of Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer prize-winning play tailors its intriguing characters a little too neatly

The Guardian - UK

Ian Gelder obituary

Compelling actor who played Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, following a notable stage career with the RSC and in the West End

The Guardian - UK

Spirited Away review – Studio Ghibli gem becomes a theatrical feast

Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece is brought to life with imaginative puppetry, wondrous music and moments of delicate poetry

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Buddha of Suburbia; Love’s Labour’s Lost – review

A new era at the RSC opens with a potent staging by Emma Rice and Hanif Kureishi of his classic everyman tale and a clever take on Shakespeare’s comedy that cuts through the verbiage – with help from a Bridgerton stalwart

The Guardian - UK

Aye, regional accents are also worth saving

Brief letters: Protecting dialects | Titus Andronicus confusion | Gruesome sound effects | Pensioner stereotypes | Soap storylines

The Guardian - UK

House Republican Proposes Raising Retirement Age For Social Security Benefits

House Republican Kevin Hern proposes raising Social Security retirement age to address insolvency by 2033, facing bipartisan caution.

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Actor Luke Thompson: ‘It turned out the coughing was someone vomiting in the dress circle – over other people’

The Bridgerton star on making his RSC debut, extreme audience reactions to A Little Life, and why people love romance

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‘Don’t come if you are worried’: former RSC boss says he hates trigger warnings for plays

Gregory Doran asks how content warnings could be issued for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus

The Guardian - UK

Trevor Griffiths obituary

Politically committed dramatist and screenwriter admired for his radical stage and television work created over the last 50 years

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re barely hanging on’: England’s cultural jewels fall into the red

New arts lobby group says plight that hits even top bodies such as Royal Shakespeare Company makes entire country poorer

The Hindu

Uttarakhand and Delhi boxers dominate in sub-junior National

Uttarakhand and Delhi boxers dominate sub-junior National championships, with multiple RSC wins in pre-quarterfinals.

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A GOP Plan To Raise the Retirement Age Reveals How Unserious Washington Is About Social Security

An obvious, tepid reform was greeted with shrill partisan screeching.

Roll Call

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The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Edward Bond, blazingly original British playwright, dies aged 89

Death announced of writer whose searing and controversial plays included Saved and Early Morning

The Guardian - UK

‘Without craft, an actor is a liability’: how row over teaching standards is causing a rift in UK theatre industry

Royal Shakespeare Company steps into dispute at Guildhall drama school after senior teacher quits in protest over methods

The Guardian - UK

Michael Jayston obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor hailed for his roles in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra and BBC TV’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Guardian - UK

Acting, disability and the problem with ‘lived experience’

Letters: Guardian readers respond to the row about a non-disabled actor playing Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Guardian - UK

Gregory Doran to finally direct 36th play from Shakespeare’s First Folio – for student production

The former RSC director, now visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University, will stage The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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