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 The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024
Kwame Kwei-Armah: arts education cuts pose danger to diversity in theatre Outgoing artistic director of Young Vic calls for urgent government action to redress arts funding in schools The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
The week in theatre: Waiting for Godot; Coriolanus; A Face in the Crowd – review Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati add star power to James Macdonald’s thoughtful Beckett; David Oyelowo’s Coriolanus is dwarfed by epic staging; and an Elvis Costello-scored musical has too few high notes The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024
Cleo Sylvestre obituary Pioneering British actor and first black woman to take a leading role at the National Theatre The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024
‘They said I was trying to make it the Black National Theatre’: Kwame Kwei-Armah on his trailblazing Young Vic tenure Under his leadership, the theatre has become a hothouse for innovative, and sometimes controversial work work. On the eve of his departure, he looks back over his ‘three acts’ in the limelight The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024
The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet; Richard III; Passing Strange review – no fault in these stars Jamie Lloyd’s youthfully intense staging gives us a Juliet for the ages; Michelle Terry’s king rises above the disability row; and the European premiere of a Broadway musical rocks but doesn’t soar The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024
Young Vic theatre announces Nadia Fall as new artistic director Fall, who currently runs Theatre Royal Stratford East, will succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah in January The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
Stratford East boss Nadia Fall takes over at Young Vic theatre She takes over after seven years in east London. Evening Standard · May 21, 2024
The week in theatre: Shifters; The Human Body; Nachtland – review Benedict Lombe’s new play about two almost-lovers is alive and unpredictable; Keeley Hawes and Jack Davenport have a glimmering brief encounter; and a Hitler painting causes a family rift in Patrick Marber’s latest production The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024
Theatre needs risk-takers like Kwame Kwei-Armah whose Young Vic has been dynamite The first African Caribbean figure to lead a major British theatre has announced his departure but his bold approach must remain The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
Kwame Kwei-Armah steps down from Young Vic and calls for ‘government intervention’ for theatres Artistic director will leave in the autumn after six years in the post, and says without further investment the stage sector’s ‘pipeline of talent’ could be lost The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
Young Vic's Kwame Kwei-Armah stands down and warns of 'painful reality' for UK theatre The actor and director warned of dark times to come for London theatre unless the Government takes action Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024
Front row at the wedding from hell: a toast to theatre’s marital ding-dongs Party punch-ups, brides in disguise, simmering family rancour … playwrights have cordially invited audiences to some nightmarish nuptials The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
The Standard Theatre Podcast: Hattie Morahan on starring in Ghosts, reviews of The Homecoming & Infinite Life Plus we discuss two exciting revivals heading to the West End next year Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023 Living doll’s house: a remarkable renovation in Amsterdam This Dutch apartment started life as a storage space, but a touch of toy design transformed it into a live/work eyrie
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023 Patrick Marber to direct Nachtland, a play about Hitler’s art and ‘rise of the new right’ Satire by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg will open next year at the Young Vic in London which will also revive Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 ‘I want to take the audience further than they’d like’: Kwame Kwei-Armah on Beneatha’s Place Continuing the story of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, the writer and director aims to create change with a reflection on today’s culture wars about race
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023 ‘Miss Saigon is offensive’: the satire savaging the ‘racist, imperialist and misogynistic’ musical Playwright Kimber Lee was so shocked when she first saw the musical, she wrote a vitriolic sendup, called untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play. As it finally hits the stage, she warns: ‘This is no soft pedal’
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023 Cush Jumbo to join David Tennant in Macbeth at London’s Donmar Warehouse The actor, who has previously starred as Hamlet at the Young Vic, is to play Lady Macbeth among a wave of star-powered Shakespeare productions this year