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Noises off: Has the Royal Court theatre lost its edge?

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 11 May 2012 (on May 11, 2012)
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A blogger accuses the theatre of pandering to rather than provoking the middle classes, while audience etiquette hits the headlines

Has the Royal Court lost its way? Reviewing Mike Bartlett's Love,..


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