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<p>Cynthia Erivo plays all 23 characters in this adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic tale</p>

Cynthia Erivo is run ragged in overwrought one-woman show of Dracula

The ‘Wicked’ star does her best but her vocal power and charisma are lost amid tech-heavy staging

<p>Chadwick Boseman’s death came as a shock to the world who had been unaware of the actor’s cancer diagnosis four years prior</p>

in focus

Chadwick Boseman play arrives in the UK six years after actor’s death

<p>Maryam D’Abo and Jay Villiers star as a warring couple in ‘Spanish Oranges’</p>

Spanish Oranges is a mightily enjoyable take on domestic warfare

<p>Clive Francis as Sir Humphrey Appleby and Griff Rhys Jones as Jim Hacker in ‘I’m Sorry Prime Minister’</p>

interview

Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are back: Yes Minister’s final outing

<p>‘Atys’ is an opera that shows Jean-Baptiste Lully at his best</p>

In Focus

The wrenching beauty of Lully at the Palace of Versailles

Simon Mundy attends a weekend of Baroque opera from the Italian-French composer, including a revival of Chateau de Versailles Spectacles’ new staging of ‘Atys’

<p>Jessica Ferretti and Devon Louis in ‘Under the Rhythm’</p>

Paul Taylor Dance Company show is an athletic take on modern classics

Legacy dance company showcases style and energy throughout a fine, polished evening

<p>English National Ballet performing Akram Khan’s Giselle</p>

Akram Khan’s Giselle is a work of monumental power and presence

<p>Two ordinary lads with a big goal in sight</p>

Football musical Gerry & Sewell is hilarious from start to finish

<p>Billy Crudup in ‘High Noon’</p>

High Noon is a thoughtful Western with vital moments missing

<p>The best medicine: Romesh Ranganathan (Dr Bill) and Sheridan Smith (Susan) in ‘Woman in Mind’</p>

Sheridan Smith’s wit can’t disguise the frivolity of Woman in Mind

<p>Dino Fetscher (Mary's Teacher) and Mason Alexander Park (Mary Todd Lincoln)</p>

Hysterical, captivating Broadway smash Oh Mary! arrives in London

<p>‘Christmas Day’ at the Almeida, London</p>

Almeida show Christmas Day lands like an ice-cold snowball to the neck

<p>Gwyneth Keyworth as Viola and Daniel Monks as Orsino</p>

The Barbican’s take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is intoxicating

Interviews

<p>Centre-stage: Alan Cumming has announced his inaugural season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre</p>

The Saturday Interview

Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

<p>Mister Romantic: ‘I’m much more shy and private than fame allows’</p>

The Saturday Interview

John C Reilly: ‘It’s rough when people scream “Boats ’N Hoes” at you’

<p>Three is a crowd: David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald star in ‘Othello’</p>

Interview

David Harewood on Othello: ‘I had to go off and have a little sob’

<p>Emmanuel Sonubi: 'I remember a lot of laughing, a lot of fun – but, looking back now, a lot of trauma'</p>

Interview

Emmanuel Sonubi on nearly dying on stage: ‘I felt something was wrong’

<p>Alistair Petrie</p>

Interview

Alistair Petrie: ‘Connor Swindells is like my son. We speak every day’

<p>James McArdle: ‘I remember not being able to sleep towards the end of Macbeth’</p>

Interview

James McArdle: ‘Listen, there’s ego in theatre too’

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