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Woman in Mind West End review – Sheridan Smith gives a strong turn in an outdated tragicomedy

Woman in Mind West End review – Sheridan Smith gives a strong turn in an outdated tragicomedy

Woman in Mind with Sheridan Smith and Romesh Ranganathan – in rehearsals

Woman in Mind with Sheridan Smith and Romesh Ranganathan – in rehearsals

Actors, audiences and Ayckbourn – a weekend in Scarborough

Actors, audiences and Ayckbourn – a weekend in Scarborough

Complete casting for How The Other Half Loves revival announced

Complete casting for How The Other Half Loves revival announced

Jenna Russsell, Claire Skinner and Harry Lloyd join Chichester Festival Theatre season

Jenna Russsell, Claire Skinner and Harry Lloyd join Chichester Festival Theatre season

Review: <em>Absurd Person Singular</em> (Derby Theatre)

Review: Absurd Person Singular (Derby Theatre)

The Mill at Sonning unveils new 2021 season plans including <em>Top Hat</em> revival

The Mill at Sonning unveils new 2021 season plans including Top Hat revival

<em>Top Hat</em> revival announced in The Mill at Sonning 2021 season

Top Hat revival announced in The Mill at Sonning 2021 season

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical <em>By Jeeves</em> right here for free all weekend

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical By Jeeves right here for free all weekend

Andrew Lloyd Webber's <em>By Jeeves</em> to be streamed for free on YouTube

Andrew Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves to be streamed for free on YouTube

Laurie Sansom: So you want to be an artistic director?

Laurie Sansom: So you want to be an artistic director?

<em>Absurd Person Singular</em> UK tour cast announced

Absurd Person Singular UK tour cast announced

Jermyn Street Theatre announces 2020 season

Jermyn Street Theatre announces 2020 season

<em>Ten Times Table</em> UK tour to star Robert Daws

Ten Times Table UK tour to star Robert Daws

Review: <em>Genesis Inc</em> (Hampstead Theatre)

Review: Genesis Inc (Hampstead Theatre)

Review: <em>Monogamy</em> (Park Theatre)

Review: Monogamy (Park Theatre)

Review: <em>Sex With Robots and Other Devices</em> (King's Head Theatre)

Review: Sex With Robots and Other Devices (King's Head Theatre)

Theatrical marathons can either be heaven or absolute hell

Theatrical marathons can either be heaven or absolute hell

Regional premiere of <em>Once</em> to feature in Queen's Theatre Hornchurch autumn season

Regional premiere of Once to feature in Queen's Theatre Hornchurch autumn season

Rhys Ifans to return to Old Vic to star in <em>Mood Music</em>

Rhys Ifans to return to Old Vic to star in Mood Music

Height restrictions and see-through chairs: staging Chichester's very first in-the-round production

Height restrictions and see-through chairs: staging Chichester's very first in-the-round production

Review: The Norman Conquests (Chichester Festival Theatre)

Review: The Norman Conquests (Chichester Festival Theatre)

Top 5 Openings: 2 to 8 October

Top 5 Openings: 2 to 8 October

First look at Chichester Festival Theatre's <em>The Norman Conquests</em>

First look at Chichester Festival Theatre's The Norman Conquests

Edinburgh review: <em>The Divide</em> (King’s Theatre)

Edinburgh review: The Divide (King’s Theatre)

A week in the life of: <em>The Divide</em>'s Sophie Melville

A week in the life of: The Divide's Sophie Melville

Review: <em>Apologia</em> (Trafalgar Studios)

Review: Apologia (Trafalgar Studios)

Why I won't be going to Edinburgh this year

Why I won't be going to Edinburgh this year

Alan Ayckbourn’s <em>The Norman Conquests</em> casting announced

Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests casting announced

Casting announced for Alan Ayckbourn's <em>The Divide</em>

Casting announced for Alan Ayckbourn's The Divide

Edinburgh Festival top ten: Matt Trueman's picks

Edinburgh Festival top ten: Matt Trueman's picks

How do you solve a problem like the Olivier?

How do you solve a problem like the Olivier?

Nadim Naaman to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn’s <em>By Jeeves</em>

Nadim Naaman to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn’s By Jeeves

A maypole, a fountain and a three metre hedge: the perils of designing Ayckbourn's <em>House and Garden</em>

A maypole, a fountain and a three metre hedge: the perils of designing Ayckbourn's House and Garden

Review: <em>House and Garden</em> (Watermill Theatre)

Review: House and Garden (Watermill Theatre)

New five-hour Ayckbourn piece in Edinburgh International Festival

New five-hour Ayckbourn piece in Edinburgh International Festival

New Alan Ayckbourn play in Stephen Joseph summer season

New Alan Ayckbourn play in Stephen Joseph summer season

<em>Murder For Two</em> to run as part of Watermill Theatre's new season

Murder For Two to run as part of Watermill Theatre's new season

<em>How the Other Half Loves</em> extends and transfers to Duke of York's

How the Other Half Loves extends and transfers to Duke of York's

Theatre Royal Bath announces new season

Theatre Royal Bath announces new season

<em>How the Other Half Loves</em> (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

How the Other Half Loves (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 28 March – 3 April

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 28 March – 3 April

Michael Coveney: Laughter is the great purgative in theatre

Michael Coveney: Laughter is the great purgative in theatre

Casting announced for <em>How The Other Half Loves</em>

Casting announced for How The Other Half Loves

Brits Off Broadway Festival line-up announced

Brits Off Broadway Festival line-up announced

<em>How the Other Half Loves</em> returns to the West End

How the Other Half Loves returns to the West End

Alan Ayckbourn's <em>Confusions</em> and <em>Hero’s Welcome</em> embark on national tour

Alan Ayckbourn's Confusions and Hero’s Welcome embark on national tour

34 theatre openings that should be on your radar in September

34 theatre openings that should be on your radar in September

Michael Coveney: Actors following in famous fatherly footsteps

Michael Coveney: Actors following in famous fatherly footsteps

Michael Coveney: Why we love the shows that go wrong

Michael Coveney: Why we love the shows that go wrong

Andy Nyman and Damian Humbley join Alan Ayckbourn at <em>Communicating Doors</em>

Andy Nyman and Damian Humbley join Alan Ayckbourn at Communicating Doors

Communicating Doors (Menier Chocolate Factory)

Communicating Doors (Menier Chocolate Factory)

Matchbox Theatre (Hampstead Theatre)

Matchbox Theatre (Hampstead Theatre)

Way Upstream (Chichester Festival Theatre)

Way Upstream (Chichester Festival Theatre)

20 Questions: Michael Simkins – 'It would be ill-mannered to have regrets'

20 Questions: Michael Simkins – 'It would be ill-mannered to have regrets'

Exclusive: Rachel Tucker and Imogen Stubbs star in <em>Communicating Doors</em>

Exclusive: Rachel Tucker and Imogen Stubbs star in Communicating Doors

Menier Chocolate Factory revives Ayckbourn's <em>Communicating Doors</em>

Menier Chocolate Factory revives Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors

Jill Halfpenny joins cast of <em>Way Upstream</em> in Chichester

Jill Halfpenny joins cast of Way Upstream in Chichester

Lenny Henry stars in <em>Educating Rita</em> at Chichester

Lenny Henry stars in Educating Rita at Chichester

Torben Betts: I'm not Alan Ayckbourn's lovechild

Torben Betts: I'm not Alan Ayckbourn's lovechild

Cast announced for London Classic's <em>Absent Friends</em> tour

Cast announced for London Classic's Absent Friends tour

Hello/Goodbye (Hampstead Theatre)

Hello/Goodbye (Hampstead Theatre)

London Classic Theatre tours <em>Waiting For Godot</em> and <em>Absent Friends</em> in 2015

London Classic Theatre tours Waiting For Godot and Absent Friends in 2015

Time of My Life (New Playhouse, Manchester)

Time of My Life (New Playhouse, Manchester)

Kingston Rose announces 2015 season

Kingston Rose announces 2015 season

Ayckbourn premieres new play to mark Stephen Joseph Theatre's 60th year

Ayckbourn premieres new play to mark Stephen Joseph Theatre's 60th year

The Wolf from the Door (Royal Court)

The Wolf from the Door (Royal Court)

Roundelay (Stephen Joseph Theatre)

Roundelay (Stephen Joseph Theatre)

Bedroom Farce (Salisbury Playhouse)

Bedroom Farce (Salisbury Playhouse)

The Boy Who Fell into A Book (Stephen Joseph Theatre)

The Boy Who Fell into A Book (Stephen Joseph Theatre)

Relatively Speaking (Frinton)

Relatively Speaking (Frinton)

Casting Announced for Salisbury Playhouse's Bedroom Farce

Casting Announced for Salisbury Playhouse's Bedroom Farce

Invincible (St James Theatre)

Invincible (St James Theatre)

Taking Steps (tour – Southwold)

Taking Steps (tour – Southwold)

Suffolk Summer Theatres' 2014 season

Suffolk Summer Theatres' 2014 season

Research finds that NT Live has 'no negative impact' on regional theatregoing

Research finds that NT Live has 'no negative impact' on regional theatregoing

Woman In Mind (Birmingham REP)

Woman In Mind (Birmingham REP)

Summer Season at Scarborough

Summer Season at Scarborough

Things We Do For Love (Tour – Salford)

Things We Do For Love (Tour – Salford)

Salisbury Playhouse Announces its Autumn/Winter Season

Salisbury Playhouse Announces its Autumn/Winter Season

Things We Do For Love (Theatre Royal, Bath)

Things We Do For Love (Theatre Royal, Bath)

A Small Family Business (NT Olivier)

A Small Family Business (NT Olivier)

Nigel Lindsay: 'Every actor I know wants to work at the National Theatre'

Nigel Lindsay: 'Every actor I know wants to work at the National Theatre'

Time of My Life (Tour – Theatre Royal, Bath)

Time of My Life (Tour – Theatre Royal, Bath)

Arrivals & Departures (Tour – Theatre Royal Bath)

Arrivals & Departures (Tour – Theatre Royal Bath)

Michael Coveney: Ayckbourn's friend Resnais dies, Callow's Shakespeare returns, ENO’s <em>Rodelinda</em> rules

Michael Coveney: Ayckbourn's friend Resnais dies, Callow's Shakespeare returns, ENO’s Rodelinda rules

Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce (Harrogate)

Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce (Harrogate)

Absent Friends (Stevenage Gordon Craig Theatre)

Absent Friends (Stevenage Gordon Craig Theatre)

Bedroom Farce (Oldham Coliseum)

Bedroom Farce (Oldham Coliseum)

National revives Ayckbourn's <em>Small Family Business</em> and O'Casey's <em>Silver Tassie</em>

National revives Ayckbourn's Small Family Business and O'Casey's Silver Tassie

<em>Bedroom Farce</em> set for Oldham Coliseum, 31 Jan

Bedroom Farce set for Oldham Coliseum, 31 Jan

Natalie Imbruglia makes stage acting debut in Ayckbourn's <em>Things We Do For Love</em>

Natalie Imbruglia makes stage acting debut in Ayckbourn's Things We Do For Love

Relatively Speaking

Alan Ayckbourn tops WOS Jubilee Playwrights poll

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