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Meet the playwright who doesn’t think free speech is sacred

This week US writer Paul Grellong’s campus drama about the bounds of freedom of expression premieres in the UK

By John Nathan

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Poignant energy: A scene from For the Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, at the Garrick Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)
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Review: For Black Boys… Nothing on stage now is more essential than this

By John Nathan

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Deli Segal brings her sell-out comedy 'Pickle' back to London's Soho Theatre (Photo: Lexi Clare)
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Arts agenda: From ‘Pickle’ to klezmer, get ready for showtime

By Katie Grant

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The man in striped pyjamas: Michael Sheen as Anuerin Bevan
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An education in what made the creator of the NHS tick

By John Nathan

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Homage: Pearl Mackie, Jack Davenport and Tom Goodman on stage at the Donmar Warehouse
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The Human Body review: silver-screen style... NHS substance

By John Nathan

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Roald Dahl’s antisemitism is the subject of a new play at the Royal Court

By Elisa Bray

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Jane Horrocks in Nachtland at the Young Vic Credit: Ellie Kurtz
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Nachtland review: Is that a Hitler in the attic?

By John Nathan

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