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James Norton to star in Hamlet

James Norton is to star in Hamlet on London's West End next year.

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‘A privilege – and pretty terrifying’: James Norton to play Hamlet in the West End

The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in English

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Happy Valley star James Norton to play Hamlet in new West End production

The 40-year-old will take on the role in autumn next year.

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Standard Theatre Awards winner Cate Blanchett: ‘Theatre is not sacred — it’s why I feel so alive on stage'

Winner of the Lebedev Award for her performance in The Seagull at the Barbican, Cate Blanchett reflects on the unique qualities of the theatre

Evening Standard

The London Standard Theatre Awards: Rachel Zegler, Cate Banchett among the winners

The stars came out for this year’s edition of the historic Standard Theatre Awards

Evening Standard

‘We can hear their saliva’: why are so many actors suddenly using microphones?

From Greek tragedy to Chekhov to Rosamund Pike in Inter Alia, handheld mics are everywhere on stage right now. Is this a thrilling innovation – or a pointless fad?

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‘Theatre puts a finger in the wound’: Willem Dafoe returns to his first love in Venice

He is a transfixing screen presence – but he lives for the raw thrill of the stage. As he takes over the Venice theatre biennale, the star lets us know what to expect: cut-up plays and a Pinocchio unlike any other

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The week in theatre: The Seagull; Punch – review

Cate Blanchett is magnetic – and maddening – as faded actor Arkadina in Chekhov’s supreme play about writers. Plus, James Graham’s bracing real-life drama of actions and consequences hits home

The Guardian - UK

Cate Blanchett soars in the Barbican’s utterly engrossing update of Chekov’s The Seagull

4/5 Tom Burke and Emma Corrin also star in this three-hour production of the classic play that’s languid, thoughtful, and often hilarious

The Independent UK

The Seagull at the Barbican review: is Cate Blanchett's performance the year's best?

5/5 Blanchett delivers an highly skillful performance in director Thomas Ostermeier’s meta production of the Chekhov class

Evening Standard

The Seagull review – Cate Blanchett and an all-star ensemble take wing

Thomas Ostermeier’s masterful staging has tremendous performances from a cast including Tom Burke, Emma Corrin and Kodi Smit-McPhee

The Guardian - UK

Cate Blanchett gives verdict on whether celebrity-led plays are ruining the West End

‘It’s about how that person is used,’ the actor said

The Independent UK

Cate Blanchett: ‘I think you can smell when something is cynical’

The actor is teaming up with old friend Thomas Ostermeier for a bold new take on Chekhov. The pair discuss censorship, risk-taking, the far right, and ask: are celeb-led plays ruining the West End?

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In The Seagull, Cate Blanchett and Thomas Ostermeier could make small details seismic

The Oscar winner stars in the German director’s production of the Chekhov classic where ‘everything is open to interpretation’

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Plan to cut Berlin arts budget will ‘destroy’ city’s culture, directors warn

Leading theatre figures warn ‘drastic’ reduction in funding will cause bankruptcy and harm city’s tourism appeal

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Cate Blanchett returning to London stage in The Seagull at the Barbican

It follows another production of The Seagull in London two years ago, which starred Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke

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Matt Smith Leads Emotional Audience Participation In London Play

Experience emotional audience participation in the London West End adaptation of 'An Enemy of the People' with Matt Smith and a talented cast.

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An Enemy of the People, Duke of York's: Matt Smith is strong but this show is not what the doctor ordered

Thomas Ostermeier’s production starts well and has great performances, but it descends into tiresome ranting

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An Enemy of the People review – Matt Smith’s groovy firebrand swings from rebel to conspiracist

Rock’n’roll reimagining of Ibsen’s timeless corruption drama brings the audience into direct Question Time-style dialogue with Smith’s idealist revolutionary

The Guardian - UK

‘I want to do stuff that pushes things to the edge’: Matt Smith on friendship, fame and radical theatre

For his latest challenge, the Doctor Who star is taking to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier’s new production of Ibsen’s dynamic, politically charged An Enemy of the People

The Independent UK

The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024

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Who comes first – playwright or director? It depends which country you’re in

Katie Mitchell has compared her experiences of hierarchies in British and German theatre. Our strength has always lain in honouring the text

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Why we’ll keep finding meaning in the 'Oedipus Rex' plague drama far beyond COVID-19

Now that the World Health Organization has said COVID-19 “no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern” but is instead “an ongoing health issue,” how will theatre makers and audiences read plague- and pandemic-themed plays?

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Author Édouard Louis: ‘Progressives can’t just sit back and say, “Isn’t the rise of the far right awful?”’

The French literary star talks about growing up in poverty and his mother’s escape from the abusive marriage that haunted his childhood

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