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I can’t help thinking that this borderline utopian agreeableness, while very pleasant, doesn’t make for great and gripping theatre.

See which classics are being given a new lease of life this year

Sarah Crompton picks her top shows to see next year as we kickstart a week of previews for the coming 12 months

Seventy years ago - 1953, the year of the Queens Coronation at Westminster Abbey, a year in which the economy was still recovering from the war -…

The cast of Truelove – Lindsay Duncan, Clarke Peters, Sue Johnston – on working in their old age and the ethics of assisted dying

A glamorous woman, sunglasses on, climbs into her Audi convertible, lights a cigarette and floors the accelerator. The mood is bleak and edgy, as she deftly navigates country lanes to the blasting soundtrack of David Bowie’s Queen Bitch. It could be the start of any drama – but for one crucial difference. This is Truelove, a twisty new thriller from Channel 4, with the mysterious driver played by Lindsay Duncan, aged 73. She’s en route to a funeral, where she’ll re-en...

Midweek performances at the South Bank theatre will start at 6.30pm from February to allow more post-theatre socialising or earlier bedtimes

Midweek performances at the South Bank theatre will start at 6.30pm from February to allow more post-theatre socialising or earlier bedtimes

The head of the performing arts venue announced his departure as the National Theatre revealed its new season.

The London theatre has also announced a new slate of productions, including some West End transfers.