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EXPLAINED: 2 | Vintage Vibes

Objectified, derided, demeaned: sexism is still rampant on stage in the era of #MeToo

From Jerusalem and Pretty Woman to a 70s Alan Bennett farce, unreconstructed attitudes and old-fashioned smut still permeate British theatre. And irony is not much of a defence

The Guardian - UK

Jerusalem review – Mark Rylance’s riveting return as ‘Rooster’ Byron

Problematic gags limit the power of Jez Butterworth’s layered drama about myths and Englishness but the lead performance still astonishes

The Guardian - UK

Jerusalem review: 13 years on, time has only deepened Jez Butterworth’s modern classic

You could watch Rylance’s performance every night and still find new dimensions

Evening Standard

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Mark Rylance calls out Tory arts cuts in new Jerusalem programme

The actor, who is reprising his role in Jez Butterworth’s celebrated play, points out that leading politicians’ school Eton has extensive theatre facilities

The Guardian - UK

Radical, potent and still very funny — Jerusalem is storming the West End

Frequently deemed the best play of the 21st century, Nick Curtis explores the story of Jerusalem as it returns to the West End 13 years after it first opened

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Jerusalem is no comment on our green and pleasant land’

In today’s Diary: Jez Butterworth despairs at political critics / Suki Waterhouse finds unlikely inspiration / Johnny Rotten gets the Day-Lewis treatment / Ed Balls runs out of jokes / MP gym-session gets pointed

Evening Standard

Is Jerusalem still the play of the century? Top playwrights give their verdicts

As Mark Rylance returns to the West End stage as the rambunctious Rooster in Jez Butterworth’s shaggy state-of-the-nation play, six writers consider its power and legacy

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