An actor of innate tenderness and grace, Warner had a theatre career of two halves, each with superb performances at the RSC I have never forgotten my first sighting of David Warner, who has…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PM[SHARE]In our many meetings, the director's conversation was as invigorating as the way he led audiences through the night in his staging of The Mahabharata In 1979, Peter Brook made a film of Gurd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM[SHARE]Sam Mendes's The Lehman Trilogy and Marianne Elliott's Company took 10 prizes between them and demonstrated the power of UK subsidised theatre "Brits Triumph on Broadway" is one of those new…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AM[SHARE]A meeting of minds at the National Theatre showed ways to stage drama along environmentally sound lines. But is everyone on board? 'Theatre will be measured by its response to the climate em…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM[SHARE]A provocative new film at Cannes featuring Ian McKellen attempts to de-romanticise the Dane but lags behind what theatre productions have been telling us for decades TS Eliot called Hamlet "…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AM[SHARE]Beth Steel's The House of Shades unites national politics and private lives through the fortunes of a working-class family from 1965 to 2019 Old myths die hard. One of the greatest in theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PM[SHARE]Gregory Doran has achieved much at the RSC and directed some fine productions. Let's have an actor in charge next: how about Adjoa Andoh or Simon Russell Beale? When the boss of a big theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM[SHARE]Bertie Carvel is brilliant in The 47th, Mike Bartlett's ingenious play about the former US president, but the real parallel is not with the Bard's kings but his hollow braggarts If you want …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM[SHARE]Criticised for moral ambiguity on its premiere, the 1965 drama " about a woman in a masculine world of aggression and pretence " is back to provoke and disturb Call a play a "modern classic"…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PM[SHARE]Owen Horsley's new production of Henry VI, Parts 2 and 3, uses a cast of 120, including professionals and community participants, with some of them filming the action on stage I discovered r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AM[SHARE]Ian Smith's moving tribute to the late Colin Cowdrey is a gentle reminder of the abiding link between the stumps and the stage Cricket and theatre have long been intimate bedfellows. Stroll …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]The Tragedy of Macbeth follows in the footsteps of Orson Welles's 1948 film, which showed how imagination can turn Shakespeare's text into more than a costume epic With Joel Coen's The Trage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AM[SHARE]Despite some clever reimaginings of Tartuffe, UK stages remain depressingly inattentive to one of the greatest playwrights In France the 400th anniversary of Molière's birth is being celebr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM[SHARE]Edmond Rostand's great romantic has drawn actors including Ralph Richardson, Antony Sher and James McAvoy to its lead role. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and hero…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM[SHARE]The Scottish theatre-maker, who has died aged 79, brought us an epic 12-hour production of the Mysteries and the world premiere of Glengarry Glen Ross Bill Bryden, who has died aged 79, was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM[SHARE]In a surprisingly class-conscious stage adaptation of the HG Wells-inspired musical from the Downton Abbey creator on Sky, Charlie Stemp radiates kindly innocence What's in a name? Quite a l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PM[SHARE]The super-producer, celebrating his 75th birthday with a retrospective on TV, talks about the pandemic's effect on commercial theatre " and his fury with government Cameron Mackintosh will b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM[SHARE]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 Hamil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]One 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 age of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Half 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 Crucib…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Discover 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 Sond…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PM[SHARE]He 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 12:42PM[SHARE]His 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? Fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM[SHARE]From 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 is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]With 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 productions…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM[SHARE]The 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 06:54AM[SHARE]Starring 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 Offer", …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM[SHARE]The 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 musica…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM[SHARE]A 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 04:12PM[SHARE]The 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 b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]On 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 greats The…
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