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National Theatre boss Indhu Rubasingham: ‘An NT North? The north already has brilliant theatres’

THEATRE: How do we find the next Pinter or Stoppard? Should phones be banned at the theatre? Does the National need a base in the north? As NT boss Indhu Rubasingham announces her enticing second season, with a major West Side story revival, a new play about John Major and…

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‘Like a tired boxer, battered by applause’: as Andrew Scott’s biopic premieres, Richard Eyre remembers Ian Charleson’s superb, near-death Hamlet

In 1989, the Chariots of Fire actor took on the incredible task of playing Shakespeare’s prince while terminally ill from Aids. This weekend sees the world premiere of Elsinore, a new film about the episode, itself heavily-tipped for awards

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Andrew Scott’s Oscar-tipped Ian Charleson biopic to open London film festival

‘Few films will leave a lasting imprint on audiences this year quite like Elsinore,’ LFF director says of movie about Chariots of Fire actor

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King takes seat at packed show, delighting theatregoers

Charles was a surprise guest at a production of The Tempest starring Kenneth Branagh in Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.

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King Charles makes surprise appearance at sold-out Shakespeare play in Stratford-upon-Avon

Charles was a guest at a production of The Tempest starring Sir Kenneth Branagh

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Angela Pleasence obituary

Actor known for playing Monica Sutton in Coronation Street, her many stage roles, and film and TV appearances with her father, Donald Pleasence

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Robert Fox obituary

Film and theatre producer who made The Audience the starting point for The Crown, and was behind Another Country, The Lady in the Van, Iris and Notes on a Scandal

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Dance of Death review: Hell is other people and sometimes the person you're married to

4/5 At the Orange Tree Theatre, Stringberg’s psychodrama about a married couple at war is an intense, bitter and often funny triumph

Evening Standard

Dance of Death review – spark and mischief as humorously horrible couple wish each other dead

Richard Eyre’s adaptation brings comedy and tenderness alongside Strindberg’s original savagery

The Guardian - UK

Helena Bonham Carter and more cast in The Housekeeper

The Housekeeper, a fictionalised story of the inspiration behind Rebecca, has added Helena Bonham Carter to its cast.

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Tom Stoppard: a beloved and monumental literary figure

Letters: Readers reflect on the playwright’s life and legacy

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Prunella Scales obituary

Versatile stage and screen actor who found TV comedy fame as Sybil Fawlty and later played Elizabeth II on stage

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‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard

Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist

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You won’t believe the twists in this psychological thriller starring Cate Blanchett — and you can stream it now on Hulu

In "Notes on a Scandal," Judi Dench is also astonishing as a lonely spinster who discovers that her colleague is having an affair with an underage pupil

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The Guardian - UK

Curtain up! Meet the new artistic directors with great plans for British theatre

Our theatre critic welcomes inspiring developments at stages across the UK, from the Young Vic to the Liverpool Everyman while, below, some of the top new recruits talk about working post-pandemic in an era of funding cuts – and share the secrets of their trade

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Indie films losing out to obsession with bankable stars, says Richard Eyre

British director whose career is being celebrated at the BFI says creative industry increasingly wants safe bets

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Lynne Kirwin obituary

Other lives: Theatre publicist who worked on productions at the National, the Young Vic and the Donmar in the 1980s, 90s and 00s

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Barbara Leigh-Hunt obituary

Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy

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‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III

‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’

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TV tonight: Prince Harry, Hugh Grant and Paul Gascoigne on the phone hacking scandal

The royal speaks out in a major documentary about press intrusion. Plus, Linford Christie tells his remarkable but enraging life story. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Trevor Griffiths obituary

Politically committed dramatist and screenwriter admired for his radical stage and television work created over the last 50 years

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Tears, joy, yoga – and dreaded games: stage actors share their secrets of the rehearsal room

Preparation for a play is notoriously private affair. Here five acclaimed actors and the director Richard Eyre share their experiences

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Tom Wilkinson obituary

Versatile stage and screen actor who won a Bafta for his role as Gerald in the hit 1997 film The Full Monty

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Indhu Rubasingham’s National Theatre in-tray: lure megastars, deal with crises and define an era

The incoming artistic director at the NT must lead the institution and the industry, while choosing plays new and old for three stages. The job is a test of nerve and integrity

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There goes the knighthood! How The Crown blew the palace doors off

A deluge of royal dramas is now being unleashed on screen and stage – with scant regard for accuracy. Is this The Crown’s legacy? As the lavish hit returns, we look at how it finally destroyed deference

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