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The Middle East is on fire – again. So Ryan Craig’s brilliantly provocative play, The Holy Rosenbergs, is more relevant than ever. Near the start, a rabbi says, “Everyone feels strongly about what’s happening out there”, and since he’s referring to tensions between pro-Israel and anti-Israel Jews, he’s definitely touching a nerve, both in the play and in the audience.

Jenny Gilbert
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Sarah Kent
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Adam Sweeting
Berlin always makes a flavourful setting for labyrinthine stories of betrayal and deception (see Le Carre and Len Deighton for further details), and…

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Jonathan Geddes
The former Talking Heads singer mixed old and new alike in a compelling show.
David Nice
World-class Irish artists celebrate International Women's Day with poise and passion
Saskia Baron
Director Rebecca Ziotowski gives Jodie Foster a free rein in French
Kieron Tyler
Significant box-set examination of an important strand of America’s pre-grunge musical landscape
Demetrios Matheou
Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale are a scream as lovestruck monsters on the run
Ellie Roberts
A muted approach that will likely age well
Simon Thompson
Glitzy Rachmaninov and a glittering Zemlinsky ‘Mermaid’
Mark Sheerin
Three artists explore global concerns in rural West Sussex
aleks.sierz
Timely revival of Arthur Miller’s 1994 study of anti-Semitism, marriage and psychology
Jonathan Geddes
The 'Dunboyne Diana' mixed great songs with star power and cheeky humour
Adam Sweeting
Big beasts and big bucks battle for supremacy
India Lewis
Saskia Vogel brings a darker than dark tale of rural grief to English for the first time
Nick Hasted
The ironic slasher franchise's 30th anniversary finds it timid and tired
Sarah Kent
The rise and rise of an artist
Helen Hawkins
Five playwrights conjure the Ukrainian experience, from 2014 to today
Simon Thompson
A great conductor returns in triumph to crown an orchestra’s anniversary celebrations
Veronica Lee
Gag-heavy hour
Adam Sweeting
Lisa McGee's drama is comedy, tragedy and much more besides
Kieron Tyler
Thought-provoking primer in US pop’s varied pre-psychedelic musical landscape
Boyd Tonkin
A master pianist dives deep into the farewell moods of Brahms and Beethoven
stephen.walsh
Big sounds needing more space but no better playing
Jon Turney
A Harvard professor presents a sprawling urban history
James Saynor
A vivid and bustling study of 18th century religious purists
Rachel Halliburton
Style, sophistication and philosophical elegance

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