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I'm playwright in residence at the RSC, so I see everything there. Hamlet is the current production. I always really like David Farr's productions; they're intelligent and thorough and alive. I think he engages with Shakespeare as a living playwright.
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I saw Lincoln, which was sort of worthy and admirable, but I can't say it drove me wild with excitement. I liked Holy Motors. Somehow it felt like exactly what it was like to live at this moment in time.
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