Clint Dyer
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
‘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
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
‘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
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
‘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
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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