Colin Murphy’s remarkable play takes us behind closed doors as high-stakes negotiations for Irish independence take place ‘I wanna be in the room where it happens,” sings Aaron Burr in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMOne of the most gifted actors of his era, Sher – who has died aged 72 – combined psychology and a keen sense of the visual in soul-baring performances Antony Sher, who has died at the ag…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMHalf a century ago, Colin George faced down the doom-mongers and campaigners to bring the city a radical alternative to proscenium theatre: the open, thrust stage Entering Sheffield’s Cruc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMDiscover the musical theatre titan through the life-changing cast album of Company, Imelda Staunton’s phenomenal turn in Gypsy, birthday concerts and his essential book on lyric writing So…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMHe gained household fame on Give Us a Clue but the all-round entertainer was a world-class hoofer who could hold his own alongside Sammy Davis Jr Lionel Blair, who has died aged 92, was that…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMHis complex, ambivalent plays are regularly revived – and now a campaign aims to improve the playwright’s resting place in a London cemetery What is the best tribute to a dead playwright…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMFrom Anne Enright’s novel about an actor’s daughter to the diaries of former National Theatre director Peter Hall, the theatre critic chooses his favourite titles about the stage Theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMWith three new versions on stage this month, the ancient Greek classic – and its reflections on authority and devotion – remains as compelling as ever This October sees a rash of product…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMThe much-loved Michell was renowned for a lack of ego and his understanding of the fine art of collaboration Roger Michell, who has died aged 65, had two great qualities as a theatre directo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMStarring in a Zoom production of the play Masks and Faces tested my acting skills – not to mention my singing About six weeks ago a small bombshell landed in my inbox. Headed “A Job Offe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMThe duo’s shows boast catchy songs but pose problems for directors. As South Pacific and Carousel return this summer, our writer looks back on enchanted evenings with the odd couple’s mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMA new production of King Lear, drawn from the world of opera, aims to put paid to the notion that great singers make second-rate actors. We speak to its stars I had coffee recently with King…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMThe Royal Shakespeare Company is letting the public watch the usually secret processes towards performance – from clapping games to verse sessions The creative process normally takes place…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMOn his centenary, the veteran producer recalls adding punch to Coronation Street, bringing Brideshead to the screen and his ‘turbulent’ relationship with one of the acting world’s grea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company survived establishment resistance and economic storms to become a powerhouse. How should it now change? What’s in a name? Quite a lot, as it happens. In 1960 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMThere has always been a strong affinity between acting and cricket, and my friend Alan Curtis, who has died aged 90, was a perfect example of that. He combined a long theatrical career with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMThe actor, who has died aged 80, had a thriving screen career but was also a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company Ronald Pickup, who h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe star’s long career, from her stage debut at 15 to her film, TV and literary success, reveals a shrewd talent who has risen to many a challenge Acting must be the best rejuvenation pill…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMTheatre Royal Stratford East’s colourful history is documented in more than 100 boxes of material collected by actor Murray Melvin It is cheering to learn that the Murray Melvin Archive, d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03PMThe play Rossum’s Universal Robots clearly belongs to the 1920s but its satirical take on the meeting of humans and machines is all too relevant today Not many plays introduce a new word t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMA new exhibition is devoted to the visual flair of a debonair playwright whose tastes are almost impossible to define Noël Coward was the epitome of style. Fittingly that is the subject of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMThe late actor took on Brecht, Falstaff and panto and will be remembered for her collaborations with Joan Littlewood Peter Bradshaw on her film career Fame is a funny thing. Barbara Windsor …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03PMHarwood’s witty tribute to actors’ endurance, with its echoes of King Lear, is likely to be his permanent claim on posterity I last saw Ronald Harwood, who has died aged 85, at Harold Pi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMThe giant street party has been cancelled. But there are still plans to celebrate the theatre that wowed young crowds, championed black playwrights and conjured finales from Italian cuisine …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:32PMOur series ends with a passionate play about gender politics and women’s rights that still rings true When Elizabeth Robins’s play was first produced in 1907, it was billed as “A Drama…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PMJames’s rich dialogue and clashing-cultures theme make his country-house play worthy of a renewed offer Henry James had a love-hate relationship with the theatre. He had boyhood dreams of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMThe Peter Pan author caught Hitchcock’s eye with a Hebridean ghost story about the intensity of mother-son relationships Read the rest of our Forgotten plays series I have neglected Scotla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMA drama in which the spirit of Jonathan Swift haunts a seance and an astonishingly brief update of the Oresteia confirm the poet’s remarkable skills as a playwright Few plays are more forg…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMShe has given unforgettable performances in Shakespeare, Chekhov and Shaw over her extraordinary 70-year career. Where’s this great actor’s damehood? The concept of the classical actor i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMShe has played cops, rockers, monarchs and murderers. As Helen Mirren turns 75, we celebrate her astonishing career – and remember her letter to the Guardian that led to questions in parli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMThe critics howled derisively but this challenging story of the violence lurking beneath society’s surface was a game-changer Where does it all begin? Is there a moment that marks a radica…
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