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MARY CONWAY applauds the revival of a tense, and extremely funny, study of men, money and playing cards
WOMAN-FREE ZONE: Brendan Coyle and Kasper Hilton-Hille in Dealer’s Choice / Pic: Helen Murray
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ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
Dealer’s Choice
Donmar Warehouse, London
★★★★
PATRICK MARBER’s Dealer’s Choice enjoys a splendid revival at the Donmar 30 years after its acclaimed premiere at the National Theatre.
And it loses none of its panache. Indeed, it connects with a modern audience with piercing clarity and at many levels.
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