The Dog in the Manger

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7pm, Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, WC2. £5-£32, plus concs. Tube: Charing Cross. Tel: 0870 060 6631

A remarkable piece from 16thcentury playwright Lope de Vega, centering on the sadomasochistic relationship of the capricious Diana and her twotiming secretary, Teodoro. The loudest laughs of the night are supplied by Simon Trinder's conniving servant, Tristan - he's gloriously, transcendently ugly: a malignant piglet with a contagious, snaggle-toothed smile, and the undisputed star turn of the RSC's Spanish season. Ends Saturday.

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