Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Leading director in fringe and touring theatre who co-founded the stage company Foco Novo, which presented groundbreaking work in the 70s and 80sRoland Rees, who has died aged 73, was a key …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMSunday, August 23, 2015
Most actors who play one of the great tragic Shakespearean roles become marked for life by the experience, but none more so,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMMonday, August 17, 2015
In 1987, three years before he died, the critic and venerable Shakespearean JC Trewin published a book of personal experience and reminiscence:
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMThursday, July 30, 2015
British actor and director acclaimed for revitalising the Stratford Festival theatre in OntarioRobin Phillips, who has died aged 75, was a golden boy of British theatre in the early part of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMTuesday, July 28, 2015
Deft, poised supporting actor on stage and in popular television seriesThe actor Tom Beard, who has died aged 50 from cancer, was a handsome, robust supporting player generally admired for h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:38AMSaturday, July 18, 2015
At a time when I am more aware than ever of theatre in schools and schools in theatre, and all the great
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMThursday, July 16, 2015
Shakespeare’s Henry VI and Richard III are enjoying renewed popularity on the continent. Michael Coveney examines two companies’ contrasting approaches to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:24PMSunday, July 12, 2015
Versatile British actor known for his stage roles in Shakespeare and the RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby who found fame in the US in Cheers and The West WingRoger Rees, who has died aged 71 after …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:29AMSunday, July 5, 2015
“Good morning to the day; and next, my gold!” Henry Goodman is about to deliver one of the best opening lines in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMSunday, June 28, 2015
Versatile Irish stage actor who became a familiar face across British dramaBefore he became a familiar face on television and cinema screens, the outstanding Irish actor TP McKenna…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMFriday, June 26, 2015
Theatre entrepreneur who nurtured female talent through the Women’s Playhouse Trust and founded the Wapping ProjectJules Wright, who has died of cancer aged 67, was ago-getting and inspira…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMSunday, June 7, 2015
Stage and screen actor whose good looks and rich voice captivated audiences for 60 yearsRichard Johnson, who has died aged 87, was an MGM contract star and an associate artist at the Royal S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:19PMFriday, June 5, 2015
Prominent Belfast playwright for whom the Troubles in Northern Ireland were a recurring themeThe playwright Christina Reid, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 73, was one of a prominent …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:49PMMonday, May 25, 2015
Like Sleuth, to which it is inferior, Deathtrap isn't really a thriller at all. It's a spoof, with a few manufactured thrills and spills and some fairly funny lines.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:58PMActor with great stage presence who found his metier in comic and satirical roles
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMNew York theatre is in crisis - with word of mouth so bad that shows are closing even before opening night.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:58PMEnergetic founder of the pioneering experimental theatre club La MaMaThe major impetus and example for much of our first fringe and alternative theatre 50 years ago came from New York, speci…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMSaturday, May 9, 2015
There’s no way we can’t work,” said Rufus Norris and Tessa Ross back in January – except together, it now transpires, after
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMSunday, May 3, 2015
Stage and screen actor known for his roles in The Lion in Winter, Excalibur and Caravaggio Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:28PMSaturday, April 11, 2015
In his recent round of interviews marking his retirement from the National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner told Michael Billington, when challenged on why
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMSunday, March 29, 2015
At the end of the third week of rehearsals for the Arthur Miller centenary production of Death of a Salesman for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMTuesday, March 17, 2015
Inspirational casting director at the heart of British theatre for more than half a century who believed in the ideals of an ensemble company Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMWednesday, March 4, 2015
Stalwart actor known for playing dependable British characters Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PMWednesday, February 25, 2015
Radical director who co-founded the Dubbeljoint theatre company in Belfast Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PMThursday, February 19, 2015
One of the leading heroic actors of his generation, he played every Shakespearean king in 16 years with the RSC Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:55AMThursday, February 12, 2015
Ubiquitous actor versed in Shakespeare, musical theatre, television and movies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AMTuesday, February 3, 2015
Actor who brought integrity and superb timing to her roles Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMSunday, February 1, 2015
Saturday, January 31, 2015
An ingenious and fascinating exponent of theatrical high comedyGeraldine McEwan, who has died aged 82, could purr like a kitten, snap like a viper and, like Shakespeare’s Bottom, roar you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:32PMSunday, December 28, 2014
Character actor with a distinguished stage, TV and film career that included a Harry Potter cameo Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:21PMSunday, December 21, 2014
Actor whose compelling presence inspired new works by Samuel Beckett and made her a chilling nanny in The Omen Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05PM 
