40 stories by "Rachel Cooke"
The duo behind vampire hit Let the Right One In talk about their new, anti-austerity play, set in a Labour council Continue reading...
Bestselling novelist Sarah Waters talks about why she has turned her attention to the stage for her next project Continue reading...
Shelagh Delaney was 19 when A Taste of Honey propelled her to fame in 1958 " but she was never able to equal its success. Now, two years after her death, it is to be revived at the NationalA…
Shelagh Delaney was 19 when A Taste of Honey propelled her to fame in 1958 " but she was never able to equal its success. Now, two years after her death, it is to be revived at the NationalA…
The National Theatre's Christmas show is an adaptation of Erich Käster's much-loved 1929 children's novel. Rachel Cooke remembers a book that helped her through a tricky time when she …
Vicky Featherstone is wary of revealing any new 'vision' as the first female director of the Royal Court " more important to 'create an environment in which writers can take risks'Does Vicky…
His role as Rooster Byron in Jerusalem won him unprecedented acclaim, but there is so much more to Mark Rylance. Artistic director, writer, performer " he is a phenomenon. He talks about all…
His role as Rooster Byron in Jerusalem won him unprecedented acclaim, but there is so much more to Mark Rylance. Artistic director, writer, performer he is a phenomenon. He talks about all …
The actor-turned-director on her career after cancer, coming from a broken home, and rolling into the West EndMaria Friedman is a three-time Olivier award-winning actor and singer, best know…
The artistic director of the Donmar talks about funding cuts, how to manage actors, and her grand plan for the theatre's lavatoriesWhen Josie Rourke, the artistic director of the Donmar Ware…
The artistic director of the Donmar talks about funding cuts, how to manage actors, and her grand plan for the theatre's lavatoriesWhen Josie Rourke, the artistic director of the Donmar Ware…
On the eve of her eagerly awaited life of Dickens, the grande dame of literary biography talks about seeing the world through the eyes of her subjects " and why the one remarkable life she i…
Royal Court; Globe, LondonIt's hard to explain how confounded I was by Alexi Kaye Campbell's new play. The Faith Machine, staged with all of the Royal Court's usual panache and commitment, c…
After decades on the sidelines, this great British playwright is back on the national stageUntil quite recently, an appointment with Sir Arnold Wesker required a trek to Wales, where he live…
Trafalgar Studios; Menier Chocolate Factory, both LondonPeter Quilter's musical play about Judy Garland is wafer-thin and depressingly predictable, and relies for its effect far too heavily …
