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A sex farce reminiscent of Alan Clark’s diaries: Phaedra, at the Lyttelton Theatre, reviewed

Plus: no one at Hampstead Theatre seems to know how to shape and edit a playscript

Moroccan lecher Sofiane (Assaad Bouab) and sex-starved Labour MP Helen (Janet McTeer) in Phaedra at the National Theatre. Photo: Johan Persson
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  • Phaedra

    Lyttelton Theatre, in rep until 8 April

  • Linck & Mülhahn

    Hampstead Theatre, until 4 March

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