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<p>Holly Godliman (Chloë Coverly), William Lawlor (Gus Coverly) and Angus Cooper (Valentine Coverly) in ‘Arcadia’ </p>

Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia gets a stellar, lust-filled revival

Set across two time periods, Carrie Cracknell’s new production excels at weaving together past and present, building to an ending that hits all the right emotional beats

<p>Jack Butterworth and Arty Froushan in 'American Psycho'</p>

American Psycho is the grimmest musical to darken our stages in years

<p>‘Mine own king’: Faizal Abdullah as Caliban in ‘The Tempest’</p>

There’s not a Shakespearean rule the Globe’s Tempest won’t break

<p>‘Atys’ is an opera that shows Jean-Baptiste Lully at his best</p>

In Focus

The wrenching beauty of Lully at the Palace of Versailles

<p>The best medicine: Romesh Ranganathan (Dr Bill) and Sheridan Smith (Susan) in ‘Woman in Mind’</p>

Sheridan Smith’s wit can’t disguise the frivolity of Woman in Mind

<p>Dino Fetscher (Mary's Teacher) and Mason Alexander Park (Mary Todd Lincoln)</p>

Hysterical, captivating Broadway smash Oh Mary! arrives in London

<p>‘Christmas Day’ at the Almeida, London</p>

Almeida show Christmas Day lands like an ice-cold snowball to the neck

<p>Gwyneth Keyworth as Viola and Daniel Monks as Orsino</p>

The Barbican’s take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is intoxicating

<p>This mash-up of familiar children’s fairytales evolves into an exploration of thornier human realities</p>

Into the Woods revival is a thing of lush and arresting beauty

<p>Nicola Coughlan in ‘The Playboy of the Western World’</p>

Nicola Coughlan leads gorgeous but uneven Playboy of the Western World

<p>Dancer Ashley Shaw shows the burning intensity of the heroine’s ambition</p>

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes conjures the hothouse world of ballet

<p>A real boy: Aya Nakamura and Andrea Sadler as Puppeteers and Lee Braithwaite as ‘Pinocchio’ at Shakespeare’s Globe</p>

Full of heart, Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe is anything but wooden

<p>The cast of ‘Ebony Scrooge’ hang out at Bar Humbug</p>

At Sadler’s Wells, Ebenezer Scrooge gets a fabulous hip-hop makeover

Interviews

<p>Centre-stage: Alan Cumming has announced his inaugural season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre</p>

The Saturday Interview

Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

<p>Mister Romantic: ‘I’m much more shy and private than fame allows’</p>

The Saturday Interview

John C Reilly: ‘It’s rough when people scream “Boats ’N Hoes” at you’

<p>Three is a crowd: David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald star in ‘Othello’</p>

Interview

David Harewood on Othello: ‘I had to go off and have a little sob’

<p>Emmanuel Sonubi: 'I remember a lot of laughing, a lot of fun – but, looking back now, a lot of trauma'</p>

Interview

Emmanuel Sonubi on nearly dying on stage: ‘I felt something was wrong’

<p>Alistair Petrie</p>

Interview

Alistair Petrie: ‘Connor Swindells is like my son. We speak every day’

<p>James McArdle: ‘I remember not being able to sleep towards the end of Macbeth’</p>

Interview

James McArdle: ‘Listen, there’s ego in theatre too’

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