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Follies: sorrow and spectacle Culture

Follies: sorrow and spectacle

5th October 2017
Mel Brooks and the philistinism of PC Culture

Mel Brooks and the philistinism of PC

27th September 2017
The Death of Stalin: the arrival of Iannucci Culture

The Death of Stalin: the arrival of Iannucci

18th September 2017
A typically bad take on autism Culture

A typically bad take on autism

8th September 2017
Who cares if a white actor plays a non-white role? Culture

Who cares if a white actor plays a non-white role?

31st August 2017
Who cares if Joss Whedon is a cheater? Culture

Who cares if Joss Whedon is a cheater?

25th August 2017
‘I’m never going to have an audience who looks like me’ Culture

‘I’m never going to have an audience who looks like me’

18th August 2017
‘Really all you want is a laugh, and you’ll do anything to get that’ Culture

‘Really all you want is a laugh, and you’ll do anything to get that’

15th August 2017
Tom Skelton: powerful story, bad gags Culture

Tom Skelton: powerful story, bad gags

11th August 2017
Colin Cloud: mind-boggling mentalism Culture

Colin Cloud: mind-boggling mentalism

11th August 2017
Start Swimming: patronising the yoof Culture

Start Swimming: patronising the yoof

10th August 2017
Sara Schaefer: self-aware liberal Culture

Sara Schaefer: self‑aware liberal

10th August 2017

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Mouthpiece: life-affirming theatre Culture

Mouthpiece: life-affirming theatre

9th August 2017
Mary Go Nowhere: a bleak Californian satire Culture

Mary Go Nowhere: a bleak Californian satire

9th August 2017
Thrones! The Musical: a tribute to fandom Culture

Thrones! The Musical: a tribute to fandom

8th August 2017
Adam Riches: master of audience interaction Culture

Adam Riches: master of audience interaction

8th August 2017
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