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Theatre

Lin-Manuel Miranda: "It was a no-brainer to take hip-hop into theatre"
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: "It was a no-brainer to take hip-hop into theatre"

Hamilton with the original Broadway cast to premiere on Disney+
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Hamilton with the original Broadway cast to premiere on Disney+

Watch Fleabag live at home to send cash to the NHS
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag
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Watch Fleabag live at home to send cash to the NHS

Dashaun Young feels the love every night playing Simba in The Lion King
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Dashaun Young feels the love every night playing Simba in The Lion King

Susan Lynch: Faith, Hope and Charity shows the vulnerability of our times
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Susan Lynch: Faith, Hope and Charity shows the vulnerability of our times

This Welsh play wants to delve into the origins of knife crime
Company of Sirens Creature
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This Welsh play wants to delve into the origins of knife crime

One woman’s play about her time on Universal Credit is heading to parliament
Sharron Spice Universal Credit play
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One woman’s play about her time on Universal Credit is heading to parliament

The National Theatre is teaming up with London's budding homeless actors
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The National Theatre is teaming up with London's budding homeless actors

Cardboard Citizens premiere new show shining a light on homeless deaths
Cathy by Cardboard Citizens
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Cardboard Citizens premiere new show shining a light on homeless deaths

Marina Sirtis: It's an oxymoron - a Star Trek fan does not equal a Republican
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Marina Sirtis: It's an oxymoron - a Star Trek fan does not equal a Republican

Tariq Jordan: 'Ali and Dahlia' was conceived in an airport interrogation room
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Tariq Jordan: 'Ali and Dahlia' was conceived in an airport interrogation room

Kwame Kwei-Armah explains why he changed his name
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Kwame Kwei-Armah explains why he changed his name

Mike Bartlett's new play is a hidden gem of hope
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Mike Bartlett's new play is a hidden gem of hope

The 'Bad Boy of Ballet' Sergei Polunin has finally found his freedom
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The 'Bad Boy of Ballet' Sergei Polunin has finally found his freedom

A very Dickensian tale: Homeless actors star in The Chimes
Charles Dickens at writing desk
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A very Dickensian tale: Homeless actors star in The Chimes

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Niall Ransome: "FCUK'D is a play about a forgotten voice"
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Niall Ransome: "FCUK'D is a play about a forgotten voice"

Sex Worker's Opera: The real drama behind 'the oldest profession'
Sex Worker's Opera
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Sex Worker's Opera: The real drama behind 'the oldest profession'

John Byrne: "I wanted to tell the world the truth"
John Byrne
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John Byrne: "I wanted to tell the world the truth"

Edinburgh festival 2017: Big Issue vendors review Cardboard Citizens' Cathy
Cathy by Cardboard Citizens
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Edinburgh festival 2017: Big Issue vendors review Cardboard Citizens' Cathy

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