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Jessie Buckley swaps Hollywood salaries for £140-a-day theatre role

John Lithgow, Tilda Swinton, and Gary Oldman also performed at the west London theatre for the ‘standard company rate’

The Independent UK · Oct 30

Jessie Buckley to take pay cut as Oscar winner's salary for London theatre return revealed

The Hamnet star is returning to the London stage in 2028 for a brand new production

Evening Standard · Oct 29

Jessie Buckley and Tobias Menzies among stars lined up for Royal Court Theatre

Oscar-winning actress Buckley will star in Nina Segal’s play Afterbirth.

Evening Standard · Oct 28

Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86

Beginning his career as an actor, Gill went on to write plays including The York Realist as well as directing for the Royal Court and National Theatre

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Archduke at Royal Court: An amusing look at young male radicalisation

3/5 This absurdist comedy about the assassins targeting Archduke Franz Ferdinand is enjoyable if a little light

Evening Standard · Jul 3

Matching Gary Oldman’s Krapp with a teenager’s take on Godot is a masterstroke

The Royal Court is presenting the Slow Horses star’s version of one Beckett masterpiece alongside 19-year-old Leo Simpe-Asante’s riff on another. They combine beautifully

The Guardian - UK · May 12

Olivier awards 2026: full list of winners

Paddington: The Musical, Evita, All My Sons and Punch were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony – find out who won what

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations

Into the Woods and Paddington: The Musical are this year’s most-nominated shows with 11 nods each. See who else is in the running at this year’s awards

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

Robert Aramayo: The Hull lad who beat Leonardo DiCaprio to a Bafta

IN FOCUS: Ellie Harrison looks at how the ‘I Swear’ star made his way to awards victory, all while raising awareness of a widely misunderstood condition and starring in London’s buzziest play

The Independent UK · Feb 23