HISTORICAL FACTS: 12 | History Defined

Dear England: ‘Footballers are like the modern Gladiator; stadiums are our Colosseums’

James Graham’s latest play unearths the Shakespearean dramas within the great game, and finds an unlikely hero in Gareth Southgate

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023

‘He’s built a new England’: Joseph Fiennes on tackling the role of football’s Gareth Southgate

For Joseph Fiennes, a new play about England football manager Gareth Southgate is a glorious chance to change his game. He talks about typecasting, his unusual childhood – and what happened when he stood up to Harvey Weinstein

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

‘I do like a shock’: Martin McDonagh on why casting Lily Allen in The Pillowman makes it even more electrifying

His 2003 play about child torture and freedom of speech became a global phenomenon. But will it offend today’s audiences? The writer-director explains why he won’t be changing a thing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

The best theatre to stream this month: Blues for An Alabama Sky, Macbeth and more

Our roundup of drama to enjoy at home includes the National Theatre’s Pearl Cleage revival and David Tennant taking on the Scottish king for the first time

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here is my plan to save them

The Arts Council should focus on high-quality performances while a new body deals with community-based initiatives, says Nicholas Hytner, former artistic director at the National Theatre

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

BBC EastEnders star Charlie Brooks life changed after trip to Liverpool

The soap legend told the ECHO why the city is close to her heart as her new show arrives at the Liverpool Empire

Liverpool Echo · Apr 30, 2023

Jack Thorne on his new play about Richard Burton and John Gielgud’s Hamlet: “Rehearsals can be brutal”

Sam Mendes was inspired to commission The Motive and the Cue after finding a book on the tumultous 1964 staging of Hamlet on Broadway - now it’s at the National Theatre

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023

Dancing at Lughnasa review: ‘a beautiful production of a beautiful play’

First staged in 1990, Brian Friel’s “magnificent memory play” Dancing at Lughnasa has been revived at the National Theatre, said Sarah Crompton on What’s On Stage. And the production, directed by Josie Rourke, is a “glory”. The story is told from the point of view of a man called Michael,…

The Week · Apr 27, 2023

London restaurants opening in May, from The Midland Grand to The Campaner

From classic French in St Pancras to modern British at the National Theatre, Ben McCormack names the new openings to get excited about in May

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

King Charles faces dilemma over coronation invite for exiled former aide Fawcett

Royal experts do not expect Fawcett to attend the ceremony

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023