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London’s season of sexed-up Shakespeare
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60% Informative
Much Ado About Nothing is a riot of magenta confetti, air horns and pop music.
Richard II is sleek and moody, with a score evoking HBO ’s Succession.
In a compelling, dark Richard II , Jonathan Bailey plays the deposed king as petulant and vain.
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semi-formal
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English
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