18 stories by "Euan Ferguson"
Diana Rigg starred in Hammer's original Theatre of Blood movie in the Seventies. Now her daughter, Rachael Stirling, is reprising the role on stage at the LytteltonHigh on cheese and high on…
Fatherhood has changed him, so has his radio show. But not completely …Frank Skinner suddenly grew up two years ago, when he became a father. At 54, one could argue, he really had little o…
Prince of Wales, LondonIf you're lucky enough to somehow have a ticket for this, the most cryingly good night out to have come along for years, and are by any chance looking forward to a smu…
Edinburgh PlayhouseThe fabulously filthy standup has plenty to say about gun control and the Kardashians too"Why are you late, sluts?" half-barks, half-beams Amy Schumer as a couple of tiddl…
From Doctor Who to Richard II, David Tennant is never happier than when he's 'pretending'. As a new series of Broadchurch kicks off, he talks to Euan Ferguson about plot secrets, Calvinist g…
The troubled darling of the celebrity press shines in David Mamets rapid-fire Hollywood satire What the other critics said: reviews roundup Speed-the-Plow: in pictures Why Mamets play has th…
Fatherhood has changed him, so has his radio show. But not completely …Frank Skinner suddenly grew up two years ago, when he became a father. At 54, one could argue, he really had little o…
Palace, LondonRoddy Doyle's adaptation of his own book can't quite decide between poignancy or pumping out the soul hitsFrenetic, exuberant and unashamed, this first staging of the Roddy Doy…
Prince of Wales, LondonIf you're lucky enough to somehow have a ticket for this, the most cryingly good night out to have come along for years, and are by any chance looking forward to a smu…
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Ian McKellen mesmerised us as a classical actor, but his portrayal of Tolkien's Gandalf has made him a global superstar. Here, he talks to Euan Ferguson about wizards, why the world is a mor…
Barbican, LondonThe good news, for fans of genuine deserve-it A-list celebrities or (more importantly) simply good acting, is that Cate Blanchett is beyond terrific. Whimperingly, blistering…
Now more than 50 years old, Ealing comedy The Ladykillers is one of Britain's best-loved films. So how will Graham Linehan, writer of The IT Crowd and Father Ted, rework it for the theatre?I…
The comedian on friendships with men, the charm of Jeremy Clarkson, and why she's not going to be BrucieWhose idea was this series [Jo Brand's Big Splash]? What prompted someone to say: a pr…
With her new, star-studded BBC drama, one of the most consistently excellent writers on TV will get the proper recognition she has long deservedEven if you weren't " as many of us including …
Nick Clegg is the unlikely hero of Nicked, a new musical that's unfashionably sympathetic to the Lib Dem leaderLeast likely contender for Spring Hit in Theatre-World, I think it's safe to sa…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonIt's a minor mystery why the sure-footed Donmar has revived Harold Pinter's 1993 play at this time, unless as a sly hubristic reminder that giants too can, as their f…
The cabaret singer's latest show will instil the festive spirit with some torch-song darkness - and, of course, sex appealFor all those who have seen Camille O'Sullivan, chanteuse, on stage,…
