Donald Sinden's sadness at Elaine Stritch's death
Although Elaine Stritch's drinking made the first series of Two's Company a trial for Sir Donald Sinden, the actor is saddened by her death
Although Elaine Stritch's drinking made the first series of Two's Company a trial for Sir Donald Sinden, the actor is saddened by her death
A new work at the subsidised Crucible theatre in Sheffield portrays the late Baroness Thatcher as being the mother of Satan
In Jamie Lloyd's action-packed adaptation, Martin Freeman is on terrifyingly top form as Richard III, says Tim Walker
Zoë Wanamaker says the young audience members that Martin Freeman is attracting to the theatre should be celebrated rather than moaned about
Urinetown, a show all about public lavatories, will be this year's most unlikely West End transfer when it opens at the Apollo Theatre on Sept 29
Mark Benton stars in a breezy, assured production of Harold Brighouse's classic, says Tim Walker
The Simpsons-inspired play, Mr Burns, distresses, discomforts and dehydrates its audience, says Tim Walker
Brian Friel adapts Turgenev's classic, nihilistic novel with a discreet sense of fun, says Tim Walker
Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has enlisted Josie Rourke, the director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre, to help improve his presentational skills.
Keeley Hawes, the Spooks actress, says she feels sad about her rift with Sheila Hancock after they starred in Barking in Essex together
With Shakespeare in Love about to open in the West End, Mrs Henderson Presents - another film with a stage setting - is about to be turned into a musical.
An off-Broadway show, which opens on the same day that the Duke of Edinburgh celebrates his 93rd birthday, features correspondence that he once shared with the actress Pat Kirkwood.
Dame Angela Lansbury says she hopes to do more theatre in the West End after she finishes as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit
Richard Eyre's revival of Broadway classic, The Pajama Game, would be even better if the Shaftesbury Theatre had comfortable seats, says Tim Walker
Dame Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has had to give up acting after losing her sight
Fiona Shaw gives the performance of her life in this adaptation of Colm TóibÃn's biblical novella, says Tim Walker
Rory Bremner has offered Neil Morrissey 'help' as he prepares to take over from him as the butler in Noel Coward's Relative Values.
There is nothing that isn't top notch about this production, says Tim Walker
Tim Walker enjoys Privacy, a searing analysis of how the internet has invaded the lives of every one of us
The Play That Goes Wrong, which was first staged by a group of drama students at a pub two years ago, is to transfer to the Duchess Theatre on September 14.
The play Privacy would have you believe that David Davis, the former Conservative Party chairman, retained two mistresses to entertain him during the party conferences. season.
Patricia Hodge is superb in this revival of Noël Coward's Relative Values - but Rory Bremner lets everyone down, says Tim Walker
Handbagged, Moira Buffini's sparkling tale of the Queen's weekly meetings with Margaret Thatcher, is even better after its West End transfer, says Tim Walker
Fenella Woolgar, who is playing Baroness Thatcher in Handbagged, is irritated by actresses who feel the need to take a view on the former prime minister.
Only its brilliant young stars save Jack Thorne's under-powered adaptation of Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In, says Tim Walker