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Theatre review: Uncle Vanya
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Almeida Theatre
London N1
ROBERT ICKE is without doubt a director for our times. Fresh from his award-winning Oresteia and a tight, fierce 1984, he brings us an updated Uncle Vanya in which sacred cows are slaughtered wholesale.
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