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As plays return to the stage here are some of the best – from Rent in Manchester to James Graham’s Bubble in Nottingham
Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s Death of England was a turbocharged monologue grappling with national identity. Now it has a sequel, performed by Giles Terera, who was sensational as Hamilton’s Aaron Burr. A newly reconfigured in-the-round Olivier theatre is the room where it happens. • National Theatre, 21 October-28 November Continue reading...