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<p>Billy Crudup in ‘High Noon’</p>

High Noon is a thoughtful Western with vital moments missing

Stage adaptation of the classic 1952 movie tells the story of a sheriff whose town turns its back on him

<p>The best medicine: Romesh Ranganathan (Dr Bill) and Sheridan Smith (Susan) in ‘Woman in Mind’</p>

Sheridan Smith’s wit can’t disguise the frivolity of Woman in Mind

<p>Dino Fetscher (Mary's Teacher) and Mason Alexander Park (Mary Todd Lincoln)</p>

Hysterical, captivating Broadway smash Oh Mary! arrives in London

<p>‘Christmas Day’ at the Almeida, London</p>

Almeida show Christmas Day lands like an ice-cold snowball to the neck

<p>Adorabear: Paddington and the Brown family are a delight to watch</p>

Paddington the Musical transports this furry legend to the stage

<p>Bryan Cranston as the wily American patriarch of Arthur Miller’s play</p>

Bryan Cranston is magnetic in this masterful staging of All My Sons

<p>On pointe: William Bracewell as Prince and Fumi Kaneko as Sugar Plum Fairy in ‘The Nutcracker’</p>

Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker is a classic Christmas confection

<p>Clive Owen (Alfie) and Saskia Reeves (Julie) in ‘End’ at the National Theatre</p>

Clive Owen is on rumpled good form in the emotive End

<p>Matthew Ball and William Bracewell in Cathy Marston’s ‘Against the Tide’, part of ‘Perspectives’ at the Royal Ballet</p>

Royal Ballet’s Perspectives combines fun, confusion and Sufjan Stevens

<p>Centre-stage: Alan Cumming has announced his inaugural season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre</p>

The Saturday Interview

Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

<p>Pillow talk: Ambika Mod and Lizzy Connolly in the funny but disturbing ‘Porn Play’</p>

Ambika Mod’s bold addiction drama Porn Play resists simple answers

<p>Boiling point: Aime Powell (Naomi) & David Webber (Leroy) in ‘After Sunday’</p>

Fiery and intense, After Sunday is a pressure cooker of a debut play

<p>Euan Garrett and Mia Carragher</p>

The Hunger Games: On Stage doesn’t quite catch fire, but sparks fly

Interviews

<p>Mister Romantic: ‘I’m much more shy and private than fame allows’</p>

The Saturday Interview

John C Reilly: ‘It’s rough when people scream “Boats ’N Hoes” at you’

<p>Three is a crowd: David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald star in ‘Othello’</p>

Interview

David Harewood on Othello: ‘I had to go off and have a little sob’

<p>Emmanuel Sonubi: 'I remember a lot of laughing, a lot of fun – but, looking back now, a lot of trauma'</p>

Interview

Emmanuel Sonubi on nearly dying on stage: ‘I felt something was wrong’

<p>Alistair Petrie</p>

Interview

Alistair Petrie: ‘Connor Swindells is like my son. We speak every day’

<p>James McArdle: ‘I remember not being able to sleep towards the end of Macbeth’</p>

Interview

James McArdle: ‘Listen, there’s ego in theatre too’

<p>Andy Nyman: ‘The taboo of The Producers is, I think, more essential, more shocking – and funnier – than it’s felt for years’</p>

Interview

Andy Nyman: ‘The Producers doesn’t care about getting cancelled’

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