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Theatre

The Misanthrope (Young Vic) '1953' (Almeida) A rhyming couple Sheridan Morley T wo new plays this week, both more than 300 years old, both born in France by the leading......

Cinema

Sense and Sensibility (U, selected cinemas) Jane wins through Mark Steyn Y ou can understand why Jane Austen is currently the hottest screenwriter in Hol- lywood: her plots are......

Dance

Cinderella (Mayflower Theatre, Southampton) Old-fashioned glamour thannandrea Poesio W ithin the sugary narrative of Cin- derella lies an intricate pattern of sombre, scary,......