She has been famous for more than seven decades – and has as much zest and ambition today as she did at 18. She discusses fame, politics, the casting couch, motherhood and marrying five ti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04AMA staggering number of self-inflicted deaths have happened at HMP Woodhill. Now, the testimonies of the deceased’s loved ones have been turned into a shattering piece of theatre Matt Woodh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AMSeven years on, Ken Loach’s angriest film still shocks with its portrayal of life on benefits. It made Dave Johns a star – but did nothing to mellow his righteous fury With his biblical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMVernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned twice and beaten up by police officers. Finally he ended up stateless in Jamaica. A new play tells his extraor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMTV made him a star, but activism turned him into a hero. Now 85 and still going strong, the actor remembers his friendships and feuds, and his shameful treatment in the second world war Geor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AMThe I May Destroy You star talks about politics; his great friend Michaela Coel; dealing with drama school racism; and why even as a leading man he still struggles with self-confidence Paapa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMEssiedu has described in interview with the Guardian how teacher at Guildhall school used racial slur A prestigious drama school has apologised for the “appalling” racism experienced by …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMHe has made a career out of winding people up in everything from The Office to his Golden Globes speeches – but is the comedian’s bark worse than his bite? Ricky Gervais’s assistant le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMThe standup’s new memoir traces her London childhood and battle for recognition in the UK. She discusses coming out, moving to the US and making it big It is 14 years since Gina Yashere wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMThe non-binary comedian’s hit TV show draws heavily on an often troubled life. They talk about addiction at 14, the loving parents who kicked them out, the older men who abused their trust…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMAll his life, people have assumed the theatre director is mixed race – and he was happy to embrace that identity. Then he was accused of faking it Anthony Ekundayo Lennon remembers the mom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMHe was sacked from the Paris Opera Ballet after homophobic and sexist online rants. In an exclusive interview, he talks about the joy of self-sabotage – and his Vladimir Putin tattoo It is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMKeen to avoid being typecast as baddies like Moriarty, the actor is delighted to be playing a sexy priest in the eagerly awaited second series of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s FleabagAndrew Scott…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMHe dressed smart, carried a knife and wound up in jail. As his life story hits the stage, Riaz Khan reveals how, in 1980s Britain, soccer violence was very multiculturalIt wasn’t so much t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMHe found fame at 18 in Caroline Aherne’s sitcom, but is celebrated today for taking on Jeremy Hunt and Nigel Farage. He talks about existential angst, the death of his sister – and his �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMThe creator of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson is back on stage with a show highlighting the dangers of censorship. He talks about living in a prudish age, sexual harassment and why …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMFor 50 years Anna Scher has taught acting to north London children, with many – such as Kathy Burke, Daniel Kaluuya and Adam Deacon – becoming household names. What is it about her appro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:20AMFor 35 years, Anna Scher put everything into running Britain's least conventional theatre school. Then she fell ill, and was replaced. Now she's teaching again, she tells Simon Hattenstone -…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMShe survived a violent upbringing to become the 60s’ favourite comedy vamp. As she turns 90, the star remembers fending off Norman Wisdom, attempting suicide – and having two lovers for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PMThe new artistic director of the Young Vic in London will break the arts glass ceiling for African-Caribbeans. It’s a role he has performed before in Baltimore, making theatre about police…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMIt was once almost a taboo at the festival, but just about every performer this year, from the SNP’s Alex Salmond to an Irish wizard creating a kids’ utopia, wants to talk politics. But …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PMIn a blistering one-off show, poet Lemn Sissay heard – for the first time – the record of his suffering as a child in care. He explains why the theatre was the safest place to relive his…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMShe used to be told she was too fat, too northern, too political. Decades into a stellar career, Maxine Peake is on fighting formMaxine Peake looks at me and rolls her eyes. “Last time we …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMHe made his name as the funniest person on Twitter. But can the Catastrophe writer and star make light of dark times?Catastrophe: noun; an event causing great and usually sudden damage or su…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMAs an Oscar-winning actor, she could emasculate her leading men. As a Labour MP, she skewered her leader, Tony Blair. After her acclaimed King Lear, is she back to command the theatre world …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMShe found fame in The X-Files but is most proud of her roles in The Fall and A Streetcar Named Desire. She talks about turning from an obnoxious teenage punk into a control freak – and why…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18AMShe advised Ed Miliband and wrote gags for Harriet Harman. Now Ayesha Hazarika is turning her heady Whitehall days into standupAyesha Hazarika is hungover, but it’s nothing to do with drin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:31AMThe legendary actor, 79, on ageing, religion, human rights and the notorious Oscars speech that stalled her Hollywood career‘Cheers,’ says Vanessa Redgrave. She clinks her glass of elder…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:28AMThe Wire made him a star, but Clarke Peters has been singing, dancing and writing for decades. Kicking off our Edinburgh festival coverage, he tells Simon Hattenstone why he's going back to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:35AMCatherine Tate loves to take people on - whether on the stand-up circuit or as the 'bovvered' Lauren in her hugely successful comedy show. So why is she now playing second fiddle to Dr Who? …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMLenny Henry says he knows just how Othello must have felt. At school, there were only three black kids in the whole place. "There'd be a fight everyday over words. Coon, wog, nigger, OK…
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