Peter Hall

Leonard Tucker obituary

Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theatre, and later in the West End

Michael Coveney

25, Jul, 2023 @10:26 AM

Timothy O’Brien obituary

Stage designer who worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre in London and opera houses in the UK and abroad

Michael Coveney

25, Oct, 2022 @3:58 PM

Patrick Stewart: ‘I was dazzled by David Warner’s Hamlet – to join the company felt like a fantasy’

The actor pays tribute to his illustrious colleague, who died last week, and recalls the lessons he learned as a young First Player opposite him in Shakespeare’s tragedy

Patrick Stewart

01, Aug, 2022 @11:43 AM

‘Wow, there’s a lot of sex and swearing’: Channel 4’s top-rated drama ever, 30 years on

Partner-swapping, nudity, Felicity Kendal: it’s three decades since raunchy wartime series The Camomile Lawn broke TV ratings records. How does it hold up?

Michael Hogan

08, Mar, 2022 @4:39 PM

Maria Ewing obituary

American opera singer with a mesmerising stage presence admired for her acting as well as her voice

Barry Millington

12, Jan, 2022 @9:19 PM

Bill Bryden: supremely gifted director who harnessed the ensemble’s power

The Scottish theatre-maker, who has died aged 79, brought us an epic 12-hour production of the Mysteries and the world premiere of Glengarry Glen Ross

Michael Billington

06, Jan, 2022 @5:32 PM

Degrees of separation: what connects Rebecca Hall to Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain?

From Salome to Veronica Mars, we dive down the rabbit hole, thanks to Hall’s directorial debut, Passing

Larry Ryan

13, Nov, 2021 @1:00 PM

Top 10 books about theatre | Michael Billington

From Anne Enright’s novel about an actor’s daughter to the diaries of former National Theatre director Peter Hall, the theatre critic chooses his favourite titles about the stage

Michael Billington

06, Oct, 2021 @11:43 AM