Sophie Okonedo
Song of the Reed: Swallowtail review – Mark Rylance and Sophie Okonedo shine in hyped eco drama
Recorded on a bird reserve in Norfolk, the first instalment of this new Radio 4 play sees its stars bring their A-game using sound alone
Mark Lawson
21, Jun, 2021 @1:45 PM
Scenes of a Sexual Nature review – hit-and-miss Hampstead romcom
Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy and Sophie Okonedo are among the big names doing small roles in this mostly pleasant portmanteau film from 2006
Leslie Felperin
30, Oct, 2020 @3:00 PM
Adrian Lester: ‘We’ll never have another TV villain like JR Ewing’
The theatre actor and Hustle alumnus – soon to star in Mike Bartlett’s Life – shares his TV loves and hates, from the Dallas patriarch to Geordie Shore
Interview by Hannah J Davies
22, Sep, 2020 @12:24 PM
To Egypt, with love: Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre
As the NT streams the epic tragedy online, Hildegard Bechtler recalls bringing a monumental setting to the Olivier stage while creating an intimate atmosphere
Interview by Chris Wiegand
05, May, 2020 @8:55 AM
Danny Boyle's Frankenstein reanimated for National Theatre streaming service
Hit 2011 show joins Antony and Cleopatra, starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo, in being broadcast as part of free scheme
Chris Wiegand
23, Apr, 2020 @7:00 AM
Wild Rose review – Jessie Buckley plucks the heartstrings
A fiery Glaswegian singer and single mother dreams of Nashville glory
Mark Kermode
14, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM
Wild Rose review – Jessie Buckley sparkles as an ex-con country singer
In this entertaining if sentimental tale co-starring Julie Walters, a young Glaswegian dreams of becoming a star in Nashville
Peter Bradshaw
10, Apr, 2019 @1:00 PM
Hamilton and Heathers celebrate big wins at WhatsOnStage awards
The winning musicals earn their lead actors prizes, with Company and The Inheritance also among winners
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
03, Mar, 2019 @9:30 PM
The week in TV: Traitors; Curfew; Flack; Baptiste – review
Channel 4’s new espionage thriller suffers from excess hindsight, Curfew delivers a stellar dystopia, and Anna Paquin is perfection in the bittersweet Flack
Euan Ferguson
24, Feb, 2019 @7:00 AM
The Inheritance wins best new play at UK Critics' Circle awards
Matthew Lopez’s epic drama wins three prizes, while Marianne Elliott’s production of Company is named best musical
Chris Wiegand
29, Jan, 2019 @2:00 PM
Love and hisses: Cleopatra star Sophie Okonedo on acting with live snakes
The actor, who is performing in Shakespeare’s tragedy on the Olivier stage, is to make her National Theatre Live debut with one of her real reptile co-stars
Chris Wiegand
29, Nov, 2018 @10:00 AM
Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo win at Evening Standard theatre awards
Duo triumph for performances in Antony and Cleopatra, as Hamilton and Company also land prizes
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
18, Nov, 2018 @10:45 PM
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