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Theatre

Krapp's Last Tape (New Ambassadors) The Island (National) My Best Friend (Hampstead) OJ. Othello (Riverside) Sympathising with Kr app Sheridan Morley T he problem with Samuel......

Cinema

American Beauty (18, selected cinemas) Rear Window (PG, selected cinemas) Petty prejudices Mark Steyn I 've taken an interest in the career of Sam Mendes ever since, at the......