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David Tennant's answers to your questions
The star of stage, screen and Whovian sci-fi was live online answering readers' questions. Find out what he had to say
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Reginald D Hunter accused of 'misogyny and violence'
Comedy news roundup: Fan's Facebook criticism prompts Hunter's followers to retaliate with death threats. Plus: Russell Brand is 'double double against genocide' -
Don't take the drama out of education
Polly Toynbee: Stripping the core English GCSE of literature will deny our children the invaluable life skills bequeathed by drama -
National's 50th: what were your highlights?
Michael Billington: We got a brilliant, kaleidoscopic entertainment that evoked the National's past and opened up possibilities for the future -
The Age of Enlightenment
Simon McBurney thought operas were obscure, wooden and pointless. So what made him agree to direct The Magic Flute? Stuart Jeffries finds out
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Role reversal: when audience participation doesn't work