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The Independent

Council Depot Blues, Royal Court, Liverpool
No one is spared in this sharp Liverpool satire

The Times UK

Stars to shine again at huge island theatre
Europe's largest open-air theatre in Scarborough is to be renovated

Blowing Whistles, Leicester Square, London
The play uses the impending dawn of Gay Pride day to elevate the claims of love above those of freedom

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, King's Head
While they didn't always sustain the mock-epic tone needed, the cast offered glorious moments of spontaneous creation

Follow, Finborough, London
Its appeal lies in Garnett's compassion for his floundering characters, his rapid-fire, whip-smart dialogue

The Guardian

'I'm ambitious, dedicated and vain'
Actor Diahann Carroll on Dynasty, racism and her four husbands

Young Vic puts on its dancing shoes
London's Young Vic theatre is teaming up with Sadler's Wells to present an unusual work involving theatre, dance and music

Mirror, mirror, off the wall
A revolution is taking place at the stuffy old Royal Academy. Adrian Searle joins in the fun

Eileen Herlie
Obituary: The vivacious Gertrude to Olivier's screen Hamlet

Follow, Finborough, London
This slight but ticklish play about a 16-year-old dad is a breath of fresh air, says Lyn Gardner

i-witness, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
A challenging and charismatic production captures the tenor of WG Sebald's unusual book, says Elisabeth Mahoney

The Guardian Peforming Arts Blog

Mark Shenton: Who says cross-dressing's a drag?
'So what if I love each sparkle and each bangle? Why not see things from a different angle?'

The Stage UK Blogs

Mark Shenton: Votes for change…. and an awards ceremony that rings them in, too….
America went to sleep last night knowing that they had decisively voted for change - and I awoke at 5am to find out the momentous news for myself. My friends in New York, of course, had been hoping for...

Daily Telegraph

My love-hate affair with 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'
Director Stephan Elliott tells Will Lawrence about bringing the 'Queen of the Desert' to the West End stage.

A month in the country at the Salisbury Playhouse
Charles Spencer reviews A Month in the Country at the Salisbury Playhouse.

The Dying of Today at the Arcola
Dominic Cavendish reviews The Dying of Today at the Arcola, London E8.

Whatsonstage.com

Review: Lucky Seven
An odd but sharply written comedy that doesn’t quite deliver a knock-out punch, Alexis Zegerman’s Lucky Seven is inspired by the Granada Television documentary series that catches up with a random bunch of people once every seven years. Michael Apt...