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Arifa Akbar
Arifa Akbar is the Guardian's chief theatre critic
September 2024
Waiting for Godot review – Beckett’s classic tragicomedy is more comedic than tragic
A Raisin in the Sun review – stirring drama of a family confronting segregation
‘I filed my copy from Waterloo station loos’: the Guardian’s theatre critics assess The Critic
The Real Ones review – fascinating friendship zooms through decades
Why Am I So Single? review – dating debacles from the duo behind Six
Our Country’s Good review – Timberlake Wertenbaker revises penal colony epic for a new world
V&A celebrates a century of national theatre archive with tribute to avid collector
The Band Back Together review – witty reflections on youth and middle-age
Twine review – threeway tree metaphors in a fractured exploration of adoption
The Real Thing review – Tom Stoppard’s gem still shines
G review – gothic dread meets goofy comedy in a thrilling coming-of-age story
August 2024
Death of England: Closing Time review – bombshell rants fail to land as the men watch the footie
Autumn arts preview 2024
A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview
After the Silence review – compelling tale of racial inequalities and slavery in Brazil
Jobsworth review – caffeinated black comedy with a stupendous performance
The Fifth Step review – Jack Lowden excels as an alcoholic finding a sponsor
Stuffed review – urgent warning about food poverty drowned out by clowning
Deadheads review – the fraying of two sisters’ childhood bond
Man: A One-Woman Show – compelling collage of toxic masculinity
It’s the Economy, Stupid! review – engaging account of maths, money and personal cost
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