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Robert Tanitch reviews Racine’s Britannicus at Lyric, Hammersmith, London

Jean Racine (1639-1699) the great French playwright, the leading tragic dramatist of his day, is rarely performed In England. Britannicus premiered in Paris in 1669. I have seen two excellent producti ...

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“I wanted,” said Timberlake Wertenbaker, “to explore the redemptive power of theatre.”

Robert Tanitch reviews Our Country’s Good at National Theatre Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play is based on The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally and is set in the penal colony of Sydney Cove, New South ...

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