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The best theatre of 2022

In a superb year for the stage, our chief critic gives 10 shows an extra round of applause. Plus, Guardian theatre reviewers each pick their 2022 standout

The Guardian - UK

Ruination review – fabulous festive myth and murder from Lost Dog

Ben Duke’s retelling of the Medea myth may not have the trappings of Christmas cheer, but its inventive wit brings real delight

The Guardian - UK

Ruination review – you’ll laugh and cry at this ‘Christmas show’ Medea

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonBen Duke brings fresh life to the classics again with deft movement between tragedy and comedy

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‘What’s the least Christmassy thing I can think of?’ Ben Duke on his festive Ruination

Lost Dog has a reputation for taking sideways looks at classic tales and taking them into unlikely spaces, but might an interrogation of the murderous Medea in the bowels of the Royal Opera House prove a step too far?

The Guardian - UK

What Greek myth tells us about modern witchcraft

Living on the North Shore in Boston in the fall brings the gorgeous turning of the leaves and pumpkin patches. It is also a time for people to head to nearby Salem, Massachusetts, home of the 17th century infamous witch trials, and visit its popular museum.

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Met Opera to open season with dark, murderous ‘Medea’

The Metropolitan Opera opens its new season Tuesday with its first production of “Medea,” a version of the classic Greek tale of a sorceress who murders her children after her lover chooses another woman

The Independent UK

Anne-Louise Sarks puts women centrestage in her first Melbourne Theatre Company season as artistic director

The first season from Anne-Louise Sarks features plays about a bohemian art museum founder, the way the legal system fails women, and two sisters seeking revenge.

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Irene Papas obituary

Greek stage and screen actor who appeared in The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: A Little Life; Medea; Muster Station: Leith; Detention Dialogues

The hurt is all too real in Ivo van Hove’s visceral staging of Hanya Yanagihara’s bestseller; Liz Lochhead’s Scots Medea burns bright; and audience members abandon sinking Britain in Grid Iron’s latest

The Guardian - UK

National Theatre of Scotland wows audiences by bringing Greek classic to life

National Theatre Scotland's performance of the classic Greek tragedy Medea easily stands out amongst other performances during Edinburgh's busy August lineup.

Edinburgh Live

Medea review – Adura Onashile exudes awesome authority in bloody tragedy

Liz Lochhead’s Scots verse spits wit and venom as male power meets female determination with operatic intensity, in this National Theatre of Scotland staging

The Guardian - UK

‘Some things can’t be repaired’: how do you recover when a friend betrays you?

With the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial poring over the destruction of a celebrity friendship, four people share their experiences of treachery and trauma

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