Theatre – Antony and Cleopatra
The latest archive offering from the National Theatre is the most irresistible yet: Simon Godwin’s 2018 production of the Shakespeare tragedy boasts, in Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo, a central pairing of both heat and light, as well as a spectacular design from Hildegard Bechtler. And then best of all, there’s a crucial cameo from a live snake. To 14 May. (HM)
As chosen by Lindsay Baker, Nicholas Barber, Rebecca Laurence, Fiona Macdonald, Hugh Montgomery and Eddie Mullan
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