FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Chekhov - Caught on Camera

The Cherry Orchard at Harold Pinter Theatre: Kristin Scott Thomas stars in a raucous staging

4/5 Stephen Mangan also stars in this bold restaging of Chekhov

Evening Standard · Oct 14

The Cherry Orchard review – Kristin Scott Thomas makes a modern matriarch in trad, earthy Chekhov

This Ranevskaya feels of our time but Conor McPherson’s plain-speaking adaptation, co-starring Stephen Mangan, doesn’t always hit you emotionally

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Nina review – a riveting series of horribly invasive auditions for The Seagull

Women up for a role as Chekhov’s aspiring actor navigate their meetings with a needling director in a tense show

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut

The formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s hero Kenneth Branagh in The Cherry Orchard

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

I’ve seen Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard 20 times – and it blossoms when tended by the British

Helen Hunt and Kristin Scott Thomas are leading revivals of the Russian classic whose blend of comedy and tragedy is baked into our own dramatic heritage

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

Joseph Fiennes opens up about Dear England: "I thought I was going to be in a Shakespeare or Chekhov play… then I was handed a script about Gareth Southgate!"

Award-winning actor Joseph Fiennes reveals it was a privilege to play the England boss and not a poison chalice.

FourFourTwo · May 18

Jane Lapotaire was a sensation as Edith Piaf – and a majestic actor you’d never regret seeing on stage

Lapotaire’s portrayal of the French singer transcended impersonation and she revealed her instinctive intelligence in Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen and much more

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

Soft Serve by George Kemp review – moving coming-of-age debut set in a regional McDonald’s

Climate carnage is a metaphor for the pain of loss, as an encroaching bushfire traps four people under the golden arches

The Guardian - AU · Feb 12

The Best Upcoming Time-Travel Movie Is An Impossible Mockumentary

'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' is a sci-fi take on a cult classic series.

Inverse · Oct 30, 2025

The Seagull review – Caroline Quentin sparkles in sharp, stylish Chekhov

James Brining’s first production as Lyceum artistic director finds humour and humanity in a finely etched ensemble

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025