John Lithgow

Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts

Speaking after his best actor victory, Lithgow said Donald Trump’s administration ‘has done some shocking, destructive things’ especially its takeover of the Kennedy Center

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

07, Apr, 2025 @12:15 PM

‘To my wife for managing my vast collection of neuroses!’ – the Olivier awards’ best quotes

Amid awkward kisses and fears of fainting, winners at the Royal Albert Hall thanked their collaborators, spouses … and chartered accountants

Guardian Stage

07, Apr, 2025 @7:35 AM

Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

06, Apr, 2025 @8:22 PM

Robert Icke’s modern-day Oedipus triumphs at Critics’ Circle theatre awards

Other winners include Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet, Danny Sapani as King Lear and Giant playwright Mark Rosenblatt

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

27, Mar, 2025 @1:00 PM

The Rule of Jenny Pen review – John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush excel in malicious nursing home chiller

The twin terrors of dementia and an elderly psychopath hold sway in this striking psychological horror from New Zealand director James Ashcroft

Wendy Ide

16, Mar, 2025 @3:00 PM

The Rule of Jenny Pen review – John Lithgow pulls the strings in care home horror

Geoffrey Rush’s retired judge is terrorised by Lithgow’s therapy puppet-wielding fellow resident in this claustrophobic tale of elder-on-elder abuse

Peter Bradshaw

12, Mar, 2025 @9:00 AM

John Lithgow set to play Dumbledore in Harry Potter TV series – reports

Actor reportedly in final negotiations to follow up performance in Oscar-nominated hit Conclave with key role in much-anticipated HBO series

Adrian Horton

12, Feb, 2025 @10:21 PM

Tomato and basilica: in Conclave, Stanley Tucci plays Stanley Tucci – and I couldn’t be happier

Thanks to his books, travel shows and TikToks, it’s impossible to see the actor as anything other than a classy sophisticate. So go on, Cardinal Bellini, fix us a cocktail

Stuart Heritage

04, Feb, 2025 @12:21 PM

Jimpa review – Olivia Colman soars in otherwise muddled queer family drama

Australian director Sophie Hyde’s earnest, semi-autobiographical film moves before it starts to meander

Benjamin Lee in Park City, Utah

24, Jan, 2025 @7:01 PM

Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

From a Jennifer Lopez musical to an Ayo Edebiri horror to a provocative prison documentary, this year’s Utah-based festival has plenty to be excited about

Benjamin Lee

23, Jan, 2025 @3:48 PM

Spellbound review – Netflix’s misfiring Disney princess knock-off

An old-fashioned adventure, complete with Alan Menken music, nobly tries to tackle the effect of marital discord on children but never really casts a spell

Benjamin Lee

22, Nov, 2024 @4:33 PM

‘We create gods because the world is chaos’: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci on celebrity, sin and papal thriller Conclave

In Edward Berger’s Oscar-tipped drama, the three actors play cardinals vying to become pope. Ahead of the film’s UK release, they form a huddle to discuss fame, food – and why Trump won

Catherine Shoard

22, Nov, 2024 @5:00 AM