David Ryall obituary by Michael Coveney

Character actor with a distinguished stage, TV and film career that included a Harry Potter cameo Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:21pm on December 28, 2014☆⚑

Billie Whitelaw obituary by Michael Coveney

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 8:05pm on December 21, 2014☆⚑

Joanna Dunham obituary by Michael Coveney

Stage and screen actor who played Mary Magdalene in the 1965 film The Greatest Story Ever Told and appeared in several popular TV dramas of the 1970s Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:35pm on December 1, 2014☆⚑

Jovan Cirilov by Michael Coveney

Theatre producer and writer who co-founded the Belgrade international theatre festival Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36pm on November 24, 2014☆⚑

Renée Asherson obituary by Michael Coveney

Versatile actor who combined grace with gravity in her many roles over 65 years Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:03pm on November 4, 2014☆⚑

Love's Labour's Lost Love's Labour's Won , Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon by Michael Coveney

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: In the Royal Shakepeare Company's repertory pairing of these two plays, the idea is that the Great War separates the Edwardian idyll of L…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:21am on October 16, 2014☆⚑

Gabrielle Reidy obituary by Michael Coveney

Irish actor with stage, film and television credits ranging from Ibsen to Holby City Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:46pm on October 15, 2014☆⚑

Marian Seldes obituary by Michael Coveney

Renowned Broadway star associated with the work of Edward Albee Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:28am on October 14, 2014☆⚑

Henry IV , Donmar Warehouse, London by Michael Coveney

Donmar Warehouse, London: Denmark's a prison in Hamlet, and so is England's body politic in this brutal two-hour, all-female compression of both parts of Henry IV. The audience ass…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:36am on October 10, 2014☆⚑

Yuri Lyubimov obituary by Michael Coveney

One of Russia's great radical directors and founder of the Taganka theatre in Moscow, he was stripped of his Soviet citizenship after visiting Britain in 1983 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14am on October 5, 2014☆⚑

Belgrade international theatre festival: where past meets present by Michael Coveney

Theres a rich and relevant political dynamic to this years Bitef programme, which explores the roots of radicalism Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:35am on September 26, 2014☆⚑

Sir Donald Sinden by Michael Coveney

Formidable actor who embraced equally tragedy and farce, stage and screen Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24pm on September 12, 2014☆⚑

Michael Kustow obituary by Michael Coveney

Writer, producer and ICA head in the late 60s, he had an instinct for the cutting edgeNot many people in the arts over the past half-century in Britain had as big an influence behind the sce…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:30pm on August 31, 2014☆⚑

Michael Kustow obituary by Michael Coveney

Writer, producer and ICA head in the late 60s, he had an instinct for the cutting edge Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:30pm on August 31, 2014☆⚑

Charles Keating obituary by Michael Coveney

Dashing stage and screen actor who worked with the RSC and appeared in several American daytime television shows Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:35pm on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Curtain call: how do great actors bid farewell to the stage? by Michael Coveney

Choosing your valedictory acting role is a tricky business. From Laurence Olivier to Sid James, here are some of the most memorable final stage appearances Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:58pm on August 13, 2014☆⚑

Amadeus , Chichester Festival Theatre by Michael Coveney

Chichester Festival Theatre: Rupert Everett's baroque and droll, dark night of the soul in Peter Shaffer's classic relaunches the Chichester Festival Theatre. Built for a mere &…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:54am on July 21, 2014☆⚑

Peter Whelan by Michael Coveney

Playwright best known for The Herbal Bed and his RSC collaborations with the director Bill AlexanderThe playwright Peter Whelan, who has died aged 82, lived a full life before turning to the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:33am on July 10, 2014☆⚑

Richard III , Trafalgar Studios, London by Michael Coveney

Trafalgar Studios, London: Martin Freeman takes a sidekick's revenge on his television boss Sherlock Holmes in pipping Benedict Cumberbatch to the post as Richard Crookback; Bendy goes …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:41am on July 10, 2014☆⚑

Julius Caesar , Shakespeare's Globe, London by Michael Coveney

Shakespeare's Globe, London: The volatility of the Roman mob and the intensity of public debate define this swift and impassioned revival by Dominic Dromgoole: it's a perfect match of p…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:48am on July 3, 2014☆⚑

Mary Rodgers obituary by Michael Coveney

Composer of the musical Once Upon a Mattress who went on to write the bestseller Freaky FridayMary Rodgers, who has died aged 83, was a composer and songwriter whose 1959 musical Once Upon a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:53am on June 29, 2014☆⚑

David MacLennan by Michael Coveney

Actor, writer and producer at the heart of Scottish theatre who co-founded the 7:84 touring companyDavid MacLennan, who has died aged 65 after suffering from motor neurone disease, was at th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:59am on June 15, 2014☆⚑

Kevin Elyot obituary by Michael Coveney

Television scriptwriter and playwright who made his name with the smash hit tragicomedy My Night With RegThe playwright Kevin Elyot, who has died aged 62 after a long illness, is best rememb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:19pm on June 9, 2014☆⚑

Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's Globe, London by Michael Coveney

Shakespeare's Globe, London: You collect a small brown envelope with your ticket, and inside is a handful of golden confetti to be thrown on the wind when the two lovers celebrate their reun…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:54am on May 30, 2014☆⚑

Musicals we love: Jesus Christ Superstar by Michael Coveney

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice created the 20th century's first (and last) great rock opera with flashes of Prokofiev and Stravinsky amid its hosannas even Shostakovich was a fanUntil qui…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on May 12, 2014☆⚑