The year 1966 saw a new bright star light up the London stage. The play was Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the playwright was Tom Stoppard who, at 29, was the youngest person ever to have a

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Puppets and disrupters abound in this season’s family shows

From a muscle-bound Lucius Verus in Gladiator II to a mop-topped Paul McCartney in the forthcoming Beatles biopics, Irish heartthrob Paul Mescal could never be accused of shying away from adventurous

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Theatres offered something for everyone in the 19th century, presenting recitals and opera, Shakespearean plays, or lively mixed programmes of comedy, song and dance that attracted enthusiastic – and