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Riveting and sumptuous: The Motive and the Cue, at the Lyttelton Theatre, reviewed

Plus: a good old-fashioned history play at the Kiln Theatre

The cast of Sam Mendes’s riveting production of The Motive and the Cue. Credit: Mark Douet
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    Lyttelton Theatre, until 15 July

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    Kiln Theatre, until 27 May

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