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Beverley Knight to play rock’n’roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The Olivier-winning star ‘excited and honoured’ to take the lead in the UK premiere of Marie and Rosetta, a 1940s-set two-hander from George Brant

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It’s only LSD but I like it: the play telling the untold story about the Rolling Stones drugs bust

Keith Richards and Mick Jagger’s 1967 raid and trial caused a national storm, seeming to pitch old against young, Establishment against counterculture. But was the real story overlooked? We return to the 60s at their most swinging

The Guardian - UK

Oliver! review – divine yet danger-averse revival could be renamed Fagin!

Chichester Festival theatre New staging of classic has perfect singing, cute choreography by Matthew Bourne, but rather too little daring – and one show-stealing performance

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Chichester Festival theatre appoints Justin Audibert as new artistic director

Audibert, who runs the Unicorn children’s theatre in London, will replace Daniel Evans who is moving to the Royal Shakespeare Company

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Madoc obituary

Stage and screen actor best known for playing Gladys Pugh in the TV comedy series Hi-de-Hi!

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The Famous Five: A New Musical review – lashings of vim

This co-production with Chichester Festival theatre nails the atmosphere and the performances, if not Enid Blyton’s knack for a good plot

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Woman in Mind review – when the vicar’s wife’s worst nightmare is her own life

Jenna Russell stars in Alan Ayckbourn’s exploration of mental illness with an accomplished cast of supporting characters ably adding to the anguish

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‘Childhood holidays everyone wishes they had’: the Famous Five return in a musical

Enid Blyton’s adventurers roam the stage in a new show that considers the climate crisis, gender identity and the impact of the pandemic on children

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Crazy for You review – spine-tingling musical is a giddy thrill

Instantly infectious melodies, superb choreography and irresistible comedy are met with astonishing performances in this lovable show

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‘Don’t tell actors how to act, Mum!’: Kate Mosse on how her debut play was a family affair

How did the novelist adapt her bestseller The Taxidermist’s Daughter for the stage? By stripping out the gore, ratcheting up the revenge – and asking her actor son for tips

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