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The National has become the graveyard of talent: Manor, at the Lyttelton, reviewed

Plus: Ralph Fiennes's Four Quartets is subtle and often brilliant but it's not for those new to Eliot's work

Writer Moira Buffini hasn’t the faintest idea how posh people behave: Nancy Carroll as Lady Diana in Buffini's Manor at the National. Photo: Manuel Harlan
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    Lyttelton Theatre, until 1 January 2022

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    Harold Pinter Theatre, until 18 December

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