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Paddington The Musical: 'One of the most wonderful theatrical creations in years'

5/5 What could so easily have been a commercial cash-in is a triumph of warmth and fun and theatricality, with a wonderful creation at the heart of it

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The Spy Who Came In From the Cold review: 'Propulsive, back-to-basics

4/5 John Le Carré’s classic Cold War novel is brought to the stage in thrillingly classic fashion

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The Hunger Games: On Stage review: a curiously uninvolving exercise in visual dazzle

3/5 Mia Carragher is excellent as Katniss, but sometimes this production feels closer to a circus than a play

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What to book now for a very cultural Christmas: from pantos to Paranormal Activity

Candlelit concerts, raucous pantos and heartwarming theatre: there’s a lot to do in the capital

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Audience reduced to tears by Paddington Bear reveal for new West End musical

The stage design of the beloved illegal immigrant bear has been a tightly guarded secret for years

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Line of Beauty at Almeida Theatre: 'Hugely entertaining skim across shiny 80s Britain'

4/5 This adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s novel looks at Thatcherism, the AIDS crisis and class in 80s Britain in satirical fashion

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Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican: 'Sean Hayes gives an astonishing performance'

4/5 Will and Grace’s Sean Hayes stars as trouble pianist Oscar Levant in a fast-paced, zinger-packed play which has an unforgettable climax

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First look at Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel in 'ferociously sexy' new play Born With Teeth

Liz Duffy Adams’ play imagines the relationship between Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare

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101 Dalmatians The Musical at Eventim Apollo review: this show is a dogs dinner

2/5 The puppy puppets have been simplified and a twee mawkishness introduced in this disastrous transfer to a different theatre

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The Great Gatsby party is still raging on the West End

Corbin Bleu and Jamie Muscato on the ever-evolving, always-mysterious, entirely spectacular Gatsby production which marks 100 years of the novel

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Nye at the National Theatre: 'Michael Sheen shines'

3/5 Michael Sheen plays the founder of the NHS in this fine, if patchy, crowd-pleaser

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Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane: 'chugs along agreeably enough'

3/5 This adaptation of the Disney film is slick with some fun songs but somewhat lacking in strength

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Mrs Warren’s Profession review: 'why does it feel so mechanical?'

2/5 Imelda Staunton stars opposite her real life daughter Bessie Carter in a George Bernard Shaw production that tends to drag even with huge cuts

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John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold to be staged in West End

After a sold-out production at Chichester Festival Theatre, the stage adaptation will run for 14 weeks in London from November.

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The Fifth Step at @sohoplace: Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman have terrific chemistry in this slippery comedy

4/5 The two actors tackle challenging material with aplomb in this tight, thought-provoking two hander

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The Royal Ballet’s celebration of Christopher Wheeldon showcases the choreographer’s dazzling range

4/5 Four works show the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon

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Behind the scenes of Sabrage at Lafayette

Come with The Standard behind the curtain to see the acrobatic artistry behind Sabrage

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Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre review: 'there is no more urgent play in London right now'

5/5 Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant tackles Roald Dahl’s antisemitism in blistering style with a sublimely nuanced performance by John Lithgow

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Ewan McGregor, Elizabeth Debicki and Kate Fleetwood: ‘There’s slight snobbery about film actors doing a play’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The garlanded trio are taking on marital and sexual politics in a radical modern update of Ibsen’s ‘The Master Builder’. They take on the hot potato of star power, annoying theatregoers and ‘why people call us luvvies’ with Annabel Nugent

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Three Sisters at the Globe review: Michelle Terry is riveting in this tale of suffering Russian gentlefolk

4/5 Chekhov’s aching subtlety and humanity finally finds an ideal home in Caroline Steinbeis’ production

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Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre review: This darker take on the classic musical is all killer no filler

5/5 A glorious evening of song and dance that doesn’t shy away from the subtext of this quintessential London musical

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Nutcracker at the London Coliseum review: ENB’s astoundingly pretty new production of the Christmas classic hits the sweet spot

4/5 This fun version delivers Quality Street levels of moreish pleasure

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Anne-Marie Duff is fascinatingly nasty in Lyndsey Turner’s uneven Little Foxes

3/5 Duff’s Regina is such a monster in this production that it’s hard to feel any kind of surprise or sympathy, as she manipulates and is manipulated in turn

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Carlos Acosta's guide to Havana: dancing, the seawall of the Malecón and the Meliá Cohiba hotel

The legendary dancer shares the secrets to his home city of Havana, from streetside discos to the best restaurants

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Kiss Me, Kate review: A supremely silly evening of summer escapism

‘Line of Duty’ star Adrian Dunbar teams up with Broadway legend Stephanie J Block for another perfectly pitched Cole Porter revival at the Barbican

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