From the archive: Christopher Hampton's theatrical re-creation of the epistolary novel opens at the Ambassadors in London. This review was first published in the Guardian on 17 October 1986T…
Mary Whitehouse, who brought a private prosecution against the play's director, felt that it was quite unnecessary for her to see the play to appreciate its insidious quality Continue readin…
Nicholas de Jongh writes: Faith Brook showed a stoic, jaunty courage that enabled her to go on acting for years as she progressively lost her sight. In 2008 she played the mother-in-law in C…
Originally published in the Guardian on 26 October 1976More than 100 years in the creating, the National Theatre, like some grandiose and posthumous tribute to the British Empire, flared int…