Clint Dyer

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Philip Hedley, former Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director, dies aged 85
Clint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a ‘pioneer of diversity in British theatre’

Chris Wiegand

05, Jan, 2024 @5:07 PM

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After 60 years, when will the biggest job in UK theatre go to a woman? Why not now? | Arifa Akbar
Only male artistic directors have run the National Theatre. It’s time to address that, says the Guardian’s chief theatre critic Arifa Akbar

Arifa Akbar

26, Oct, 2023 @10:51 AM

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The week in theatre: Death of England: Closing Time; Sunset Boulevard – review
The fourth in Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s state-of-the-nation play series is precise, fierce and moving, while Nicole Scherzinger hammers home the drama as Norma Desmond

Susannah Clapp

15, Oct, 2023 @9:30 AM

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Death of England: Closing Time review – riotous comedy with a serious sting
Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ state-of-the-nation series continues, this time giving the perspective of the women in its central duo’s lives

Arifa Akbar

09, Oct, 2023 @11:01 PM

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‘We messed with some heads’: Roy Williams on tackling a torn nation in Death of England
As his series co-created with Clint Dyer continues at the National Theatre, the playwright revisits how a Guardian microplay about sport led to a panorama of Britain in tumult

Roy Williams

12, Sep, 2023 @9:44 AM

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Othello review – Clint Dyer makes this tragedy feel utterly new
Giles Terera stars in a thrilling production with a radical climax that explores the domestic violence in Shakespeare’s play

Arifa Akbar

01, Dec, 2022 @6:01 AM

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‘I wish she could have seen the change happening right now’: trailblazing theatre star Pearl Prescod
The actor and campaigner came to Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in 1954 and rose to join Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company. Clint Dyer and others explain why we should remember her

Arifa Akbar

23, Jun, 2022 @8:14 AM

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The best theatre to stream this month: Death of England, Grenfell and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes political plays, an assortment from the Brighton fringe, an epic rehearsal at the RSC and a musical about a guide dog

Chris Wiegand

31, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

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‘We thought we’d get kickback but it’s done with love’: Clint Dyer and Roy Williams on Death of England
As their new film for the National Theatre is broadcast, the duo look back on a phenomenal series of stories on class, race, sport and British identity

Tosin Thompson

22, Nov, 2021 @3:12 PM

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Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical review – a powerful spirit
It’s the music that carries the emotional weight in this tale of love, loss and roots rock, starring the superb Arinzé Kene

Arifa Akbar

21, Oct, 2021 @12:22 PM

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‘Bob Marley songs are my DNA!’ – behind the scenes at the Get Up, Stand Up! musical
Clint Dyer was asked to direct the eagerly awaited reggae rollercoaster the night before he started cancer treatment. He explains why he couldn’t say no

Alexis Petridis

14, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM

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Talawa theatre company: 'It's time to double down on Black Lives Matter pledges'
The minds behind Britain’s oldest black theatre group discuss pulling out of Birmingham Rep when it became a Nightingale court – and their plans to conquer the West End

Arifa Akbar

26, Mar, 2021 @7:06 PM

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