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Final Ghosts, Tennant's Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, National Theatre of Wales

Final episode of Ghosts, Kate Maltby and Boyd Hilton on David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Macbeth and the Samoan American football film Next Goal Wins plus Welsh theatre funding cuts

One of the TV hits of 2023, Ghosts returns for a one-off special on Christmas Day. Festive viewing for many families will also probably include other work by one of its creators, Simon Farnaby, who co-wrote Wonka as well as the Paddington films.

Critics Kate Maltby and Boyd Hilton review Donmar Warehouse’s Macbeth starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo – which includes headphones for the audience. They also give Samira Ahmed their verdict on Next Goal Wins, the film version of the documentary about the true story of the American Samoan football team trying to qualify for the World Cup.

And culture journalist Gary Raymond on whether the National Theatre of Wales has a future now it’s lost all of its Arts Council Wales funding.

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  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 19:15

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