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Aristophanes, Sondheim, Lane The Frogs

A must-see bullseye. A nutri-bullet for the soul

Bacchae

An absolute must-see.

Cymbeline

One of the most uneven of late plays, its heights have to be seen; and though there’s pitfalls, this absorbing production surmounts most. A feat.

Hamlet

An outstandingly thought-through Hamlet though, with more of the prince and play in it than I’ve seen. And Giles Terera’s is with the best of recent decades.

Hamlet

Kate Waters ensures the fight scene’s a suitable climax to Robert Hastie’s fleet production.

Macbeth

ETT’s gallimaufry stimulates, frustrates, occasionally fascinates. A more selective through-line would have revealed a mineral gleam, a new earth of tyranny.

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Sean Holmes has conjured the most intelligently re-thought Merry Wives of recent years with a convincing take on Mistress Ford. The last few gestures in this show change everything that might follow.

Troilus and Cressida

This play refuses to dwindle into a classic. A must-see.

Twelfth Night

The most exuberant Shakespeare out there, and a summer last-blast to make Malvolio weep.