‘Theatre shows don’t need trigger warnings – if you’re anxious, stay away’
Gregory Doran, director emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, says he ‘hates’ pre-performance cautionary advice
Gregory Doran, director emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, says he ‘hates’ pre-performance cautionary advice
'All’s Well That Ends Well,' leading actors and actresses tell King in toast to his full recovery after second treatment for cancer
Shakespeare's comedy is given a high-tech special effects makeover at the expense of its sizzling, irreverent romantic storylines
Training documents told staff to replace words such as 'gentleman' with 'someone' and to avoid using the term 'guys'
London theatre says ‘all actors should have right to play all parts’
Isobel McArthur's adaptation of Thomas Heywood’s play offers festive fun, but there is a tension between reinvention and requisite fidelity
This touring production radiates old-school classiness, with Fiennes powerfully leading from the front
88-year-old actress, who starred alongside actor in James Bond, joked her phone is ‘anathema’ and she ‘doesn't know what buttons are for’
The RSC's adaptation of this mystical adventure won't set the world on fire – but it will leave young and old alike feeling pleasingly giddy
On the 400th anniversary of its publication, the former RSC artistic director reveals his remarkable globe-trotting mission
Killing Eve star says Bard’s plays mirror hierarchy of his day with women seldom centre stage and given roles that are subordinate to men
Although she called their marriage ‘a long battlefield’, as an actress it gave her ‘focus and freedom’, and they often worked together
The versatile Windsors star, who has died aged just 66, realised the only genre more serious than drama was comedy. She excelled at both
At 88, the great actress opens up about her favourite roles, and why Portia is 'an a---hole', in Shakespeare: The Man who Pays the Rent
Mirren transformed herself into Israel’s first female leader – who faced down an invasion which, as today, caught her country off-guard
The comedian’s new ‘Porter scene’ is a mess, but this RSC production is saved by its dark atmosphere and Valene Kane’s turn as Lady Macbeth
In discourse around the 1982 conflict, the lives of the islanders are often forgotten. Brad Birch's new play at the RSC changes all that
Within 10 years he had restored it to the commanding heights of British theatre, and (thanks to the smash hit Matilda musical) back in funds
Tanika Gupta’s tale of British-Indian relations during Empire is fascinating on paper but suffers from a broad-brushstroke approach
At an event to mark the First Folio’s anniversary, Charles III is said to annotate his copies of the Bard’s works, just like Charles I
Resonant of voice, authoritative of manner and with a sturdy physical presence, he was as useful in tragedy as in farce
There’s very little to make you laugh across the Bard’s canon – so what's wrong with the occasional bit of rewriting?
The RSC’s conceit takes time to beguile, but fresh humour and poignancy emerge in this commendable take on Shakespeare’s comedy