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Review of the Week: Hamnet

Review of the Week: Hamnet

Chloé Zhao’s Bard drama with its powerhouse lead performance from Jessie Buckley is hotly tipped for success. But is it just a deluxe version of Shakespeare in Love? writes Ellen E Jones

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Review of the Week: Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar theatre

Review of the Week: Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar theatre

A huge hit on Broadway, Cole Escola’s history-busting comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln - Abraham’s wife - is wild, subversively queer and riotously funny, writes Dorian Lynskey

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Review of the Week: Jacob Alon at Koko

Review of the Week: Jacob Alon at Koko

This year’s breakout star writes folk songs of breathtaking intimacy – but even in a venue as big as Koko, they have the power to make time stand still, writes Kate Hutchinson

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Review of the Week: It Was Just an Accident

Review of the Week: It Was Just an Accident

The extraordinary new film by dissident Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi is a thriller, a fable about state repression and a road movie all at once, writes Nerve film critic Ellen E Jones

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Review of the week: Nigerian Modernism

Review of the week: Nigerian Modernism

Kadish Morris on an ambitious Tate Modern show of work by over 50 artists who reimagined the country's visual style and identity

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