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Why has the National engaged in this tedious act of defamation of the Brontës?

Plus: a stylish but simplistic new play about a 18th century female thesp

Adele James (Emily Brontë), Gemma Whelan (Charlotte Brontë) and Rhiannon Clements (Anne Brontë) in Underdog: The Other Other Brontë at the National Theatre. Image: Isha Shah 
issue 13 April 2024
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  • The Divine Mrs S

    Hampstead Theatre, until 27 April

  • Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

    Dorfman Theatre, until 25 May

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