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Mirthless, artless farrago of jabber: The Doctor, at Duke of York’s, reviewed

Plus: at a new theatre near Regent's Park a grand, dense, exhilarating show with weighty themes, plenty of battles and violence

Juliet Stevenson brings some traces of warmth and softness to Dr Ruth Wolff in The Doctor. Credit: Manuel Harlan 
issue 15 October 2022
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    Duke of York’s Theatre, until 11 December

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    Marylebone Theatre, until 5 November

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