Stephen Dillane, actor of rare introspection by Lucy Powell
'Gloomy? I've done my light and fluffy' Do you need a pained Prospero or a gloomy philosopher? Here's your man
'Gloomy? I've done my light and fluffy' Do you need a pained Prospero or a gloomy philosopher? Here's your man
Juliet Rylance has taken up her stepfather's name and profession. No pressure, then...Her acting is getting rave reviews of its own now
At 75, Timothy West is in a care home for his latest play, Ronald Harwood's Quintet, but he's far from taking it easy
At 75, Timothy West is in a care home for his latest play, Ronald Harwood's Quintet, but he's far from taking it easy
The Donmar's Late Middle Classes, director by David Leveaux, has some great actors, but is ultimately dull, dull, dull
Did the Palace Theatre, Manchester see the worst musical ever in 1965? Even Barbara Windsor questioned what was going on
You thought there was nothing more to learn about the Bard? Here are 20 things you never knew about our greatest playwright
As the new chief theatre critic of The Times, the writer says she will record what she sees without malice or naivety
Sex and Strauss can't redeem this distinctly odd Viennese adventure
Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn, Criterion, July 6, 1973: a "completely serious play that makes people laugh all the time"
The actress has failed spectacularly to be an underachiever, but she still has her doubts about her choice of profession
Royal Shakespeare Company ask audiences to help find the last £5 million of a £107 million appeal for their new theatre
Jodie Prenger's journey has gone from gay bars to champion slimmer to Oliver! and now Spamalot, as the Lady of the Lake
The Broadway legends are swapping the Big Apple for a converted South London chocolate factory for their latest musical
The playwright contacted his favourite musician through a fan website and the two ended up co-writing a musical
A new musical proves that Neil Sedaka really did have the hip songwriting touch, argues its author
The Times Chief Theatre Critic puts away his notebook for the last time after five decades of late nights, the occasional feud and a golden age for theatre
The actress is playing Arthur Miller's portrait of maternal anguish in All My Sons. Rehearsals are intense, she says
Harvey's piece ambitiously combines a family drama with a gay history play that has plot twists worthy of EastEnders
The Wellcome Collection's first play and part of its fascinating Identity Project, features live music from Billy Bragg