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Revenge tragedy for kids: The Duchess [of Malfi], at Trafalgar Theatre, reviewed

Plus: a schematic new play about the Jews at Marylebone Theatre, and a gutsy topical drama at the Cockpit

Back to the drawing board: Jodie Whittaker as the Duchess and Rory Fleck Byrneas Ferdinand in Zinnie Harris’s The Duchess [of Malfi] [Marc Brenner]
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  • The Duchess [of Malfi]

    Trafalgar Theatre, until 20 December

  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

    Marylebone Theatre, until 23 November

  • Knife on the Table

    The Cockpit

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