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June Watson: ‘In the 1970s at the National you couldn’t rehearse after lunch because everybody had had too much to drink!’

The actor on the extraordinary second life of her stage career, learning lines in your 80s, and the secret of her long marriage

The Guardian - UK

Portrait of a modernist maverick: last chance to see the Jean Cocteau retrospective in Venice

‘Cocteau: The Juggler’s Revenge’, celebrating the French artist's defiance of artistic labels, is in its final week at Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

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‘I wanted to be seen as the greatest actor of all time. Then I realised that was nonsense’: Michael Sheen on pride, parenting and paying it forward

He’s the feted star who cracked Hollywood, but it was only when he swapped LA for his home town in Wales that he was able to do his most meaningful work yet

The Guardian - UK

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‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden

President Joe Biden’s current fraught situation, showcasing both his weakness and his determination, is dramatic because it touches upon more than the political moment and more than one man’s character.

The Conversation

‘It’s not an Oedipus complex’: why Japan’s ‘silver porn’ market is booming

An industry making older women the centre of attention appeals to some actors; and as Japan’s society ages, demand is growing

The Guardian - AU

From ancient Greece to Broadway, music has played a critical role in theater

Though anxiety about the fate of live theater performances still lingers, Broadway is celebrating its third season since reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, with a lineup dominated once again by musicals.

The Conversation

African identities, surreal genius Ken Dodd and doors, doors, doors – the week in art

The Fitzwilliam museum re-examines its legacy and recycling found objects points toward the planet’s future – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

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Goodman, Paramount theaters lead 2023 Jeff Awards nominations

The 55th anniversary edition of the Equity Jeff Awards presentation will take place in the fall.

Chicago Sun-Times

Succession’s daddy issues and The Flight Attendant’s rampant id: why Freud looms over TV in 2023

Prestige TV is full of characters Sigmund Freud would have a field day with. But what does a modern-day psychoanalyst make of the likes of Roman Roy?

The Guardian - UK

Glorious church music carries Court’s ‘Gospel at Colonus’

While the ‘Oedipus’ adaptation sometimes struggles to clarify what is sermon and what is Sophocles, the songs stir up plenty of joy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Things to do in Chicago May 11-17: The Mix

Court Theatre’s Oedipus musical, Disney’s ‘Aladdin,’ Riccardo Muti’s CSO return and a Van Gogh exhibit are among the week’s cultural highlights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Litty Committee: Pour Yrself An Iced Tea And Lap Up The Best New Books Out This Feb

Read it and weep (for yr bank account).

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