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<p>Star candidate? Adeel Akhtar as the beleaguered MP Angad Singh in ‘The Estate’ at the National Theatre</p>

The Estate at the National Theatre will leave you feeling angry

Shaan Sahota’s chewy first play examines the dynamics in a south Asian-British family following the death of their patriarch

<p>Not so British invasion: London’s West End is opening its stages for pre-Broadway productions</p>

in focus

Should we applaud or riot the American invasion of London’s West End?

<p>‘If I were still invested in every part I ever played in my life, I’d probably be in a straitjacket’</p>

the saturday interview

Michael Shannon: ‘I’ve had a career that’s all over the shop’

<p>Star-crossed lovers: Noah Valentine (Callum) and Corinna Brown (Sephy) in ‘Noughts & Crosses’</p>

Noughts & Crosses wilts under the weight of its YA source material

<p>Pitch perfect: David Adjmi’s hit musical focuses on a fictional British-American rock band in a Californian recording studio</p>

Stereophonic is a compelling portrait of 1970s rock in the making

West End welcomes the Tony-winning musical after a banging Broadway run

<p>Choreographer Matthew Bourne places a group of revellers in 1930s Soho </p>

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell is a dance of hidden desires

Interviews

<p>Alan Menken: ‘I’ve been in therapy for 50 years’</p>

Interview

Disney’s Alan Menken: ‘It was terrifying recording The Little Mermaid’

<p>Like mother, like daughter: Bessie Carter has followed in her parents’ footsteps to forge her own career in acting</p>

Interview

Imelda Staunton: ‘Helen Mirren texted me when the Queen died’

<p>Alfie Allen: ‘There’s got to be something on the line for it to matter’</p>

Interview

Alfie Allen: ‘There has to be something on the line for it to matter’

<p>Kym Marsh: ‘I can’t do anything quietly’</p>

Interview

Kym Marsh: ‘No more marriages for me. Three strikes and I’m out!’

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