THEATRE
May 2013
A double bill of Alan Bennett plays expertly transports us to a world of childhood hopes and grief
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April 2013
The Book of Mormon has some awful jokes but ultimately succeeds because of its affection for its subject
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March 2013
Revivals of Harold Pinter and Simon Stephens explore memory and the consequences of actions long ago
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January/February 2013
Castigating conservatives on stage is now mandatory—This House at the National doesn’t, and so succeeds
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Theatre
Written each month by Standpoint's resident theatre critic, Minette Marrin
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