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London Tide review: An ambitious, dark and stormy Dickens adaptation | Theatre | Entertainment

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National Theatre until June 22 Tickets: 020 3989 5455 The cocktail of Charles Dickens, singer/songwriter PJ Harvey and playwright Ben Power is a teasing prospect. This ambitious attempt to distil the 800-plus pages of the novelist’s last book into a not-quite-a-musical of just under four hours is admirable, even if it isn’t entirely successful. The … Read more

Extraordinary untold story of NHS founder Nye Bevan’s political powerhouse wife | UK | News

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The extraordinary untold story of one of the most important female politicians of the past century is to be told in a radical new play that reveals her crucial role in Westminster’s first-ever ‘power couple’. Whilst husband Nye Bevan’s achievement in forming the NHS has secured its rightful place in history, the role of wife … Read more