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The week in theatre: Cyrano de Bergerac; The Duchess of Malfi; Three Sisters " review by Susannah Clapp

Playhouse; Almeida; Lyttelton, LondonGone is the big nose, while the fighting's a poetry slam in Martin Crimp's ingenious new rapping Cyrano. Plus, The Duchess of Malfi reimagined, and Three Sisters who dream of Lagos… What a radiant week for fresh twists on familiar plays. The show-off dangers of radical adaptations are obvious, but a seizing-by-the-scruff-of-the-neck version can take you deep into the heart of th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM on December 15, 2019

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