Monday, October 17, 2022
In 2014 the legendary US grande dame – who died this month – returned to the theatre in Blithe Spirit. Her co-star remembers their Christmas together and getting the giggles on stage
On …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMFriday, January 15, 2021
The stage star recovered from Covid to create an album of hope. She talks role models, belonging and theatre’s time of change
Your new album, Tomorrow, features original songs, musical-th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMTuesday, January 5, 2021
As the stage sequel to The Man Who Fell to Earth is streamed, theatre producer Robert Fox remembers his friend’s creative genius and generosity
Lazarus was recorded during its run at King�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMTuesday, December 8, 2020
The Strictly Come Dancing judge reveals which contestant surprised him the most and why he’s looking forward to getting booed twice a day in Robin Hood
You’re a panto regular – what d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AMFriday, November 6, 2020
The NT’s artistic director says a forthcoming Romeo and Juliet film will be unlike any other production – and reveals his plan B for a lockdown Dick Whittington
The National Theatre reop…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMWednesday, September 16, 2020
In plays by Pirandello and Shakespeare, Jefford – who has died aged 90 – displayed incredible precision, says her co-star
Barbara Jefford was an amazing force as an actor and left a prof…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PMThursday, July 9, 2020
As the National Theatre streams a bold revival of Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea, its star discusses a potent mix of sensuality and torment
Director Carrie Cracknell described one da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMTuesday, June 23, 2020
The actor, who stars in the National Theatre at Home’s stream of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, talks about falling for Bottom and rehearsal-room mischief
The Bridge’s production was one o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMTuesday, June 9, 2020
As he returns to his role in Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, the actor, writer and director talks about Black Lives Matter, Martin Luther King and the state of UK theatre
This is the third …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMWednesday, June 3, 2020
As Josie Rourke’s Donmar production of Shakespeare’s tragedy is streamed for National Theatre at Home, its star recalls the thrilling intimacy, the brutal fights – and the cold shower
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMTuesday, May 5, 2020
As the NT streams the epic tragedy online, set designer Hildegard Bechtler recalls bringing a monumental setting to the Olivier stage while creating an intimate atmosphere
Hottest front-roo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AMTuesday, April 28, 2020
As Danny Boyle’s production is streamed online, its designer Mark Tildesley recalls putting thousands of bulbs and an ancient bell to shocking effect
•The best theatre and dance to watch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMFriday, April 24, 2020
The artist reflects on the events that inspired Hampstead theatre’s #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei, streamed by the Guardian this month
You began an 81-day confinement on 3 April 2011. Wha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMTuesday, April 21, 2020
Urological surgeon Jyoti Shah recalls how she inspired the character played by Indira Varma in Nina Raine’s gripping play – streaming until 10pm on 26 April
‘Tiger country” is a ter…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMMonday, April 20, 2020
As the National Theatre streams its acclaimed staging of Shakespeare’s comedy, its star recalls playing Malvolia and eliciting help from the audience
What was your reaction when asked to p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMFriday, April 17, 2020
In Death of a Salesman, Dennehy – who died aged 81 this week – was generous, committed and like a jazz musician on set, says his co-star
I first met Brian in New York in 2003 when I was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMThursday, April 16, 2020
As the 25th-anniversary staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is streamed online, its star tells stories of fandom and the Phantom
I’d wanted to play the Phantom since I was 12. I saw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMTuesday, April 14, 2020
As the National Theatre’s 2014 staging of the classic adventure is streamed online, its star remembers her breakthrough year
• Hottest front-room seats: theatre and dance to watch online…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMTuesday, April 7, 2020
As her bold staging of the classic novel is screened as part of National Theatre at Home, the director discusses Brontë’s genius – and the seismic effects of lockdown
What drew you to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMWednesday, April 1, 2020
The National Theatre’s smash-hit comedy starring James Corden will be streamed free worldwide on 2 April. Its director reflects on a runaway success
One Man, Two Guvnors is based on Carlo …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMWednesday, November 27, 2019
Actor pays tribute to the ‘genius’ writer and director, who has died aged 85
He was one of my greatest heroes. Years ago, when I was being photographed for Vogue, I saw him walking past …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMFriday, November 1, 2019
The actor and director pays tribute to the Trinidadian playwright who has died aged 79
The first of Mustapha Matura’s plays I saw was As Time Goes By at the Royal Court in London. It was 1…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMMonday, January 14, 2019
They never met but the brilliant Polish theatre-maker and theorist had a huge influence on Kathryn Hunter. On the 20th anniversary of his death, she celebrates his radical methodsWhen I left…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMMonday, January 7, 2019
From Chicago to Sweet Charity, the American musical legend looks back at some of the key tracks in her careerChicago is all about precision. When Gwen Verdon and I did our duet Nowadays, pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMTuesday, September 4, 2018
Artist Alex Katz collaborated for more than 20 years with Paul Taylor, who has died aged 88. He remembers their quiet and once combative partnershipI remember when I first saw Paul Taylor da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMThursday, February 22, 2018
The writer recalls the anger that fuelled her early play Splendour – and reveals she is directing her rage into a drama about abuses of power in HollywoodThis is an edited extract from The…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMThursday, September 7, 2017
In Orton’s dark farce, staged uncut for the first time, Anah Ruddin plays the recently deceased Mrs McLeavy whose body is extravagantly manhandled. She describes the stiff challenges of th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMSunday, August 6, 2017
Actor and standup Eddie Izzard talks about his debut as a raven, beating stage fright and why lipstick gags don't make good comedyYou've been doing stand-up for years now. How much do you ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24PMWednesday, September 28, 2016
David Suchet played George to Diana Rigg’s Martha in a 1996 production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He remembers meeting the quiet yet direct playwrightWhen I heard Diana Rigg was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30AMMonday, June 6, 2016
In the German director’s Schaubühne production, there’s a drum kit on stage, the princes are puppets and the battle scene features Richard alone in his pants Related: Ibsen meets Snowde…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:57AMMonday, May 16, 2016
When the director re-opened a dilapidated Parisian theatre with an international Shakespeare production, the applause shook the buildingKing Lear is the supreme achievement of the world’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:31AM 
