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The week in theatre: Oedipus; The Fear of 13; The Duchess (of Malfi) – review

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville transfix as Robert Icke wires Sophocles into the present; Adrien Brody excels in a sharp prison drama; and how not to update a Jacobean masterpiece

The Guardian - UK

The Duchess [of Malfi] at Trafalgar Theatre review: it’s thrilling to see Jodie Whittaker back on stage

This updating of John Webster’s brutal Jacobean tragedy is uneven but comes together in the second half

Evening Standard

The Duchess [of Malfi] review – Jodie Whittaker trapped in Tarantinoesque revenge tragedy

Zinnie Harris’s version of the Jacobean play makes potent points about power but is hamstrung by an overbearing production

The Guardian - UK

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Macbeth (An Undoing) review – Lady M takes over Shakespeare’s play … but what for?

Playwright Zinnie Harris mounts an intriguing war on the bard but doesn’t bother building her own vision

The Guardian - AU

Macbeth (An Undoing): a new take that aims to reimagine Lady Macbeth’s path – but ultimately leaves you guessing

What if significant portions of William Shakespeare’s text for Macbeth had been lost, leading to a narrative in which Lady Macbeth charts a different path, free from madness?

The Conversation

Jodie Whittaker returns to London stage to play The Duchess

The Doctor Who star’s performance coincides with David Tennant’s Macbeth and Ncuti Gatwa appearing in The Importance of Being Earnest

The Guardian - UK

Neil Gaiman’s Coraline to become ‘dark, spangly’ stage musical

Playwright Zinnie Harris and composer Louis Barabbas’s adaptation of the novel will open at Leeds Playhouse and tour in 2025

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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

Meet Me at Dawn review – a deeply moving meditation on grief

Fairfax Studio, Melbourne Theatre CompanyJing-Xuan Chan and Sheridan Harbridge are excellent as a couple mysteriously marooned on a beach – but the pace of this story is jarring

The Guardian - AU

The Week on Stage: From Guys and Dolls to Further Than the Furthest Thing

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Independent UK

Further than the Furthest Thing at the Young Vic review: a fascinating exploration of the tides of change

This revival of Zinnie Harris’ play that premiered in 2000 reveals much of its magic, without quite remaking it for a new era

Evening Standard

Macbeth (An Undoing) review – sound and fury signifying nothing

The concept is promising, and it’s acted with panache, yet Zinnie Harris’s Shakespeare adaptation falls flat

The Guardian - UK

Astonishing adaptation of Macbeth reimagines Shakespeare's 'Scottish play'

ZINNIE Harris is one of Scotland’s most accomplished playwrights.

The National (Scotland)

Macbeth (An Undoing) review – Lady M does what Shakespeare didn’t dare

Zinnie Harris’s reworking has Macbeth’s wife driving the plot, rationalising a grisly campaign, while he becomes unbalanced by their murderous path

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Nicole Cooper: 10 things that changed my life

AWARD-WINNING actor Nicole Cooper tells Mark Brown about 10 things that changed her life...

Evening Standard

101 Dalmatians at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre review: You’d be barking to miss it

Douglas Hodge’s version of the classic tale based on Zinnie Harris’s earlier adaptation is a hoot

The Guardian - UK

101 Dalmatians review – puppyish enthusiasm can’t save a patchy production

This family musical and adorable puppets will keep the kids happy, but parents might wish they could go walkies

The Guardian - UK

The Scent of Roses review – a squirming study of truth and lies

Zinnie Harris’s bold drama is a funny, frequently disorienting look at the evasion and deceits that corrode relationships

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