Charles delights theatregoers as he takes seat at sold-out show The King is watching Sir Kenneth Branagh perform in a production of The Tempest in Stratford-upon-Avon. Evening Standard · May 22
David Burke obituary RSC and National Theatre actor who was a lively and intelligent Watson to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes on television The Guardian - UK · May 19
Asian Boxing U15, U17 Championships 2026: India tops U-15 girls medal standings with 7 Gold, finishes with 9 gold overall The U-15 girls spearheaded the campaign with a stellar 7 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals, while the U-15 boys contributed 2 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze medals The Economic Times · May 15
Michael Pennington obituary Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles The Guardian - UK · May 11
The play’s the thing – but everyone has their own favourite Letters: Guardian readers share their views of Michael Billington’s Shakespeare rankings The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with her roots. It was like solving a crossword, she says The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review – Mark Gatiss terrifies as Brecht’s fascistic cauliflower racketeer Gatiss is part Hitler, part Scrooge, part Trump in Seán Linnen’s circus-like production for the RSC The Guardian - UK · Apr 22
Walking Shadow by Greg Doran review – Shakespeare’s healing power After the death of his husband, Antony Sher, the former RSC director embarks on a quest to see every First Folio The Guardian - UK · Apr 13
‘It’s the same rhetoric today – really frightening’: Mark Gatiss and Placebo on reviving Brecht’s brutal Hitler satire In these turbulent times, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui has never been more vital, and returns to the stage starring the Sherlock star and with music by the alt-rockers. But, they say, they don’t just want to preach to the choir The Guardian - UK · Apr 3
Desmond Barrit obituary Character actor of energetic comic brilliance, notably as Falstaff at the RSC and in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy The Unicorn and RSC’s accessible adaptation is at its best in comic set pieces – even if the pared-down plot still feels cluttered The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
Jane Lapotaire death: Tributes paid to ‘truly brilliant’ The Crown and Downton Abbey star British actor won Tony and Olivier Awards during her prolific career on the stage and screen The Independent UK · Mar 13
The Crown star Jane Lapotaire dead at 81 Jane Lapotaire - who played Princess Alice of Battenberg in Netflix's The Crown - died aged 81 on March 5. BANG Premier · Mar 12
Jane Lapotaire obituary Stage and screen actor hailed for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for her TV role as Marie Curie The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5 The RSC’s music cuts fundamentally diminish our experience of theatre From Mendelssohn’s scherzo in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Grieg’s Morning Mood from Peer Gynt, music composed for the theatre was never just ‘incidental’
Evening Standard · Feb 26 Dame Harriet Walter to star in all-female production of Julius Caesar for RSC The play will be part of a new season of shows, which includes an all-male production of As You Like It starring Jonathan Groff.
The Independent UK · Feb 19 Game of Thrones prequel to be staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company ‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ will premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this summer
Evening Standard · Feb 18 Game Of Thrones to be adapted for theatre by Royal Shakespeare Company The critically acclaimed series will take the stage in Stratford-upon-Avon later this year.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18 ‘Summer is coming!’: Royal Shakespeare Company to stage epic Game of Thrones prequel Novelist George RR Martin says RSC is ‘obvious choice’ to put on new play The Mad King, which will open after spring
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28 Andrew Jarvis obituary Other lives: Actor and drama teacher with a particular focus on Shakespeare
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28 Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21 A new Henry V is a barometer of our times – what can Shakespeare’s war play tell us amid global chaos? Revivals of this history play usually reflect the politics of the moment. Now a fresh RSC retelling arrives in a world of instability and fractured alliances
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 ‘To me, Lady Macbeth sounds like Tina Turner’: the musical mashup about to rock the RSC In All Is But Fantasy, the fates of Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and more are given a thrilling twist by US writer, director and singer Whitney White. She talks about untimely deaths – and being left speechless by Judi Dench
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14 ‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved actors
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5 Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026 Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage