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Vanessa Thorpe
New play gives audiences the chance to vent fury over Epstein scandal

Sun 26 Apr 2026

New play gives audiences the chance to vent fury over Epstein scandal
Vanessa Thorpe
Search for a star... the lost showbusiness bible that could be lurking in your attic

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Search for a star... the lost showbusiness bible that could be lurking in your attic
Kenan Malik
Fifty years on, David Edgar’s vision about the far right is becoming our destiny

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Fifty years on, David Edgar’s vision about the far right is becoming our destiny
Lily Isaacs
Dame Emma Thompson: ‘I find the young a source of fire and inspiration’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Emma Thompson: ‘I find the young a source of fire and inspiration’
Lily Isaacs
Dame Sheila Hancock: ‘There is a marvellousness about humans. And a curiosity’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Sheila Hancock: ‘There is a marvellousness about humans. And a curiosity’
Lily Isaacs
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘We need to help the next generation be better than we are’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘We need to help  the next generation  be better than we are’
Wendy Ide
How the great Dames of stage and screen transformed the cultural landscape

Sat 25 Apr 2026

How the great Dames of stage and screen transformed the cultural landscape
Rosamund Pike
‘They are quintessentially themselves’: Rosamund Pike on the great Dames of acting

Sat 25 Apr 2026

‘They are quintessentially themselves’: Rosamund Pike on the great Dames of acting
Lily Isaacs
Dame Helen Mirren: ‘Each role is a journey into the unexpected. It terrifies me’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Helen Mirren: ‘Each role is a journey into the unexpected. It terrifies me’
Clare Brennan
At a York festival, Shakespeare is the world’s common language

Sat 25 Apr 2026

At a York festival, Shakespeare is the world’s common language
Lily Isaacs
Dame Harriet Walter: ‘I feel 17 inside, but you rarely get to express that’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Harriet Walter: ‘I feel 17 inside, but you rarely get to express that’
Susannah Clapp
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: a play trapped in the past

Fri 24 Apr 2026

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: a play trapped in the past
Marine Saint
Ava Pickett: ‘I’m going to be writing period dramas for a very long time’

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Ava Pickett: ‘I’m going to be writing period dramas for a very long time’
Clare Brennan
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet – a joyous glimpse inside the mind of a Muslim boy

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet – a joyous glimpse inside the mind of a Muslim boy
Frank Skinner
Introducing Misbehaviour Mondays, when punters can be as boorish as they like

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Introducing Misbehaviour Mondays, when punters can be as boorish as they like
Susannah Clapp
A 21st-century take on Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

Fri 17 Apr 2026

A 21st-century take on Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
Vanessa Thorpe
Paddington hopes to grab theatre prize by the paws

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Paddington hopes to grab theatre prize by the paws
Caitlin Macdonald
Olivier nominees on what theatre means to them

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Olivier nominees on what theatre means to them
Marcelle Bernstein
My most unforgettable night at the theatre

Sat 11 Apr 2026

My most unforgettable night at the theatre

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