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THEATRE REVIEW: The Oresteia starring Rosie Sheehy, Mary-Louise Parker, Tom Glynn-Carney & David Morrissey at the Bridge Theatre

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN? Monday 20 July and runs through 19 September 2026 RUNTIME: 215 minutes (including 2 15-minute intervals)

Can a play ever be too long?

  • Read on for reasons including how thanks to its fantastic cast this is 1 of the best revivals of the year so far
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PREVIEW: 9 reasons why we can’t wait for July 2026 starring Ben Platt at the Menier

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  1. Ben Platt in Midnight At The Never Get

Platt (The Last Five Years, London Palladium) stars in this story about Trevor Copeland and Arthur Brightman who perform love songs in 1965 New York at a time when their love is against the law. Runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory 11 July through 12 September 2026. Tickets Our review

  • Read on for reasons including Cats, Confessions II and Rosie Sheehy in The Oresteia
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THEATRE REVIEW: Yerma starring Billie Piper

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Young Vic

WHEN: 29/7, runs to 24/9

Has Billie Piper won an Olivier Award for best actress? We ask because this performance as the protagonist in Simon Stone’s adaptation of Lorca’s classic about a woman destroyed by her childlessness may well bear fruit for her where The Effect failed in 2012.

  • Read on for why this is a Pokemon Go reference from being so utterly of its time

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