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The week in theatre: Rhinoceros; Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Musical " review

by Susannah Clapp

Almeida, London; Theatre Royal, BathA bold revival of Ionesco's play about the dangers of conformity rings all too true. And Hitchcock's murderously droll back catalogue is turned into a stylish, suspense-free song and dance Who would have thought that Rhinoceros, written in the 1950s, would prove to be a stage-shaker today? Sometimes taken as a satire on the rise of the Nazis or the lack of resistance to East Europe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:24am on April 6, 2025