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Vanessa Thorpe
Indira Varma: ‘My adrenal glands are on full throttle’

Tue 9 Jun 2026

Indira Varma: ‘My adrenal glands are on full throttle’
Susannah Clapp
Black Comedy at the Orange Tree – a sharp farce from the little theatre that thinks big

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Black Comedy at the Orange Tree – a sharp farce from the little theatre that thinks big
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Vision is a dangerous thing’: Cheek by Jowl film Acting reveals hidden art of the stage

Fri 5 Jun 2026

‘Vision is a dangerous thing’: Cheek by Jowl film Acting reveals hidden art of the stage
Andrew Anthony
Simon Russell Beale: ‘I feel like an outsider on a film set’

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Simon Russell Beale: ‘I feel like an outsider on a film set’
Clare Brennan
The Tempest - Kenneth Branagh’s Prospero plays a masterstroke

Sun 31 May 2026

The Tempest - Kenneth Branagh’s Prospero plays a masterstroke
Clare Brennan
Even These Things explores the making of Manchester

Sat 30 May 2026

Even These Things explores the making of Manchester
Barbara Ellen
Joseph Fiennes plays a blinder as Gareth Southgate in Dear England

Fri 29 May 2026

Joseph Fiennes plays a blinder as Gareth Southgate in Dear England
Susannah Clapp
Care is a desolating but not dispiriting depiction of dementia

Sat 23 May 2026

Care is a desolating but not dispiriting depiction of dementia
Patrick Kidd
Michael Pennington: revered stage actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company

Mon 18 May 2026

Michael Pennington: revered stage actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company
Clare Brennan
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: laughing at provocation

Sun 17 May 2026

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: laughing at provocation
Edward Docx
What King Lear tells us about assisted dying

Sat 16 May 2026

What King Lear tells us about assisted dying
Susannah Clapp
Mass is a finely wrought study of forgiveness

Fri 15 May 2026

Mass is a finely wrought study of forgiveness
Hayley Myers
Adeel Akhtar on calm, coffee and chords

Thu 14 May 2026

Adeel Akhtar on calm, coffee and chords
Clare Brennan
In Magic, David Haig explores the extraordinary bond of Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle

Sun 10 May 2026

In Magic, David Haig explores the extraordinary bond of Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle
Michael Frayn’s wonderful Copenhagen still crackles with radioactive relevance

Sun 10 May 2026

Michael Frayn’s wonderful Copenhagen still crackles with radioactive relevance
Susannah Clapp
Fourteen Again - a fitting tribute to the inimitable Victoria Wood

Fri 8 May 2026

Fourteen Again - a fitting tribute to the inimitable Victoria Wood
Rich Pelley
‘Fans like me to swear at them’: Peter Capaldi on crying, Caravaggio and musical cousins

Thu 7 May 2026

‘Fans like me to swear at them’: Peter Capaldi on crying, Caravaggio and musical cousins
Katherine Cowles
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - an idiot’s guide to fascism

Sat 2 May 2026

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - an idiot’s guide to fascism
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

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