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<p>Mark Mauriello plays Wilde with the energy of a twisted circus ringmaster</p>

Oscar Wilde show would have playwright spluttering into his champers

This surreal, ‘dystopian dance party’ is a bit of a mess, but there’s no denying it’s a lot of fun

<p>Forgettable fodder? The 2004 amnesia comedy ‘50 First Dates’ is the latest romcom to get the musical treatment</p>

in focus

Curtains on originality? Inside the West End romcom musical takeover

<p>Like mother, like daughter: Bessie Carter has followed in her parents’ footsteps to forge her own career in acting</p>

Interview

Imelda Staunton: ‘Helen Mirren texted me when the Queen died’

<p>Director Jordan Fein: ‘The power of Fiddler, and the reason I love it so much, is that it’s laughing through the tears’</p>

Interview

How Fiddler on the Roof dances on the edge of tradition

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In Focus

How 25 working-class Salford kids became a theatre troupe

At a time of crisis when it comes to class diversity in the UK’s performing arts, a collaboration between a theatre and a not-for-profit organisation has resulted in one of the most exciting original plays in the country, reports Maira Butt. ‘We’re big, we’re bold, we’re northern,’ boasts its director

<p>Chaotic evil: Paddington Bear in last year’s ‘Paddington in Peru’</p>

How Paddington became totally unbearable

Interviews

<p>Alfie Allen: ‘There’s got to be something on the line for it to matter’</p>

Interview

Alfie Allen: ‘There has to be something on the line for it to matter’

<p>Kym Marsh: ‘I can’t do anything quietly’</p>

Interview

Kym Marsh: ‘No more marriages for me. Three strikes and I’m out!’

<p>‘There’s nothing more exciting than doing something for the first time – being the first person to play a role’</p>

Interview

Ewan McGregor and Elizabeth Debicki: ‘There’s slight snobbery about film actors doing a play’

<p>Anna Chancellor is returning to the stage in a new production of ‘Playhouse Creatures’</p>

Interview

Anna Chancellor: ‘A relationship doesn’t end just because they die’

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