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Simon Stephens: why my Cherry Orchard is a failure
16 Oct 2014: Any English-language version of Chekhov is doomed from the start. The nature of translation means that to think otherwise is folly, writes Simon Stephens
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22 Oct 2014: The story of Private James Smith, executed by his colleagues for desertion in 1917, plays like a classical tragedy in Les Smith’s dramatisation, writes Alfred Hickling
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21 Oct 2014: Michael Billington: Awayday adventurers Adrian Edmondson, Robert Webb, Miles Jupp and Neil Morrissey go wild in the Lake District
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21 Oct 2014: This show based on Jeff Brown’s offbeat novel is loud, colourful and cleverly designed – and it will strike a chord for younger siblings, writes Chris Wiegand
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20 Oct 2014: Marcus Gardley’s pulsing new play about a free black woman and her daughters in 1830s New Orleans is a rich mix of rivalry, voodoo and the fight for freedom, writes Michael Billington
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20 Oct 2014: The story of nine black men, falsely convicted of raping two white women, is reframed as a minstrel show with a brilliant cast and electrifying choreography, says Lyn Gardner
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20 Oct 2014: Sarah Argent’s quietly brilliant new play explores the long-distance relationship between a girl and her grandfather, writes Chris Wiegand
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20 Oct 2014: Two stories run in tandem: a young couple expecting a baby and a former child soldier as comfortable with a soccer ball as a gun, writes Alexandra Spring
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19 Oct 2014: David Cromer’s cooly observant narrator leads a radically reworked version of Thornton Wilder’s classic that taps into collective folk memory, writes Michael Billington
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19 Oct 2014: Ambitious vision, tragic themes and excellent performances combine in a piece of theatre as complex as the relationship between black and white Australia, writes Van Badham
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19 Oct 2014: Imelda Marcos takes to the dance floor, David Baddiel takes real risks and Imelda Staunton takes no prisoners in a good week for musical theatre, writes Susannah Clapp