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The Independent

Mormons to get 'South Park' treatment
They've tried noisy protests, consumer boycotts, and the odd act of minor terrorism. Now supporters of gay marriage have unveiled a new weapon in their war against the Mormon Church

A Taste of Honey, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Music fails to enhance this grim slice of life

Financial Times

Farragut North, Atlantic Theatre, New York
A story set during the start of an election campaign is is bound to have a tough time in the weeks after a historic vote, writes Brendan Lemon

The Times UK

Mind Out, BAC, London
There's an increasingly dotty domino effect as the show progresses. Roles shift in terms of who has power over whom

A Taste of Honey, Royal Exchange, Manchester
This is a hit-and-miss rendering of an erratic work; yet it remains passionate and pungent

The Stage UK Blogs

Mark Shenton: Always had a fondness for you, I did…
The West End transfer of Sweeney Todd to Drury Lane in 1980 - in a shamefully short-lived transplant of Hal Prince’s Broadway production - was the first Sondheim musical I ever saw in a version of its original production,...

The Guardian

Get your sin and suffering here, folks!
TS Eliot's complex plays about guilt and denial once drew West End crowds. Can they do so today? On the eve of a revival, Michael Billington celebrates a daring dramatist

The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes, Wilton's, London
This is a Leviathan of a play, neither brutish nor short, writes Michael Billington

Smith, The British Museum, London
Smith is overstuffed with ideas but features a cracking young cast, writes Lyn Gardner

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Abbey, Dublin
There are many moments to savour in this un-Brechtian Brecht, says Helen Meany

Daily Telegraph

Yo-ho-ho! A festive treat to Treasure
Dominic Cavendish is hooked on Treasure Island at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

On Emotion at the Soho Theatre
Dominic Cavendish is left rather baffled by On Emotion. Still, at least the soundscape is good...

Whatsonstage.com

Globe Gets into Greek Drama, More 2009 Premieres
Shakespeare’s Globe will go back even further than the bard in the classical canon next summer with its first full-scale Greek drama, a new version of Euripides’ fifth-century BC play Helen. The 2009 summer season at the open-air Bankside landmar...

Gossip: Is Saturday Night TV Effect Good for Theatre???
Over the past few years, musical theatre has gone mainstream popular thanks to night television shows including How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do, Grease Is the Word and this year’s I’d Do Anything. But how much does such Satu...