Antony Sher
The many faces of Falstaff: Shakespeare’s tragicomic knight is as complex as Hamlet
Ian McKellen follows in the footsteps of David Warner and Antony Sher as he takes on a character who has been played as wittily jovial and cruelly cunning
Michael Billington
18, Jan, 2024 @9:34 AM
Gregory Doran: ‘Shakespeare defines things when you can’t’
As the RSC’s artistic director steps down after 35 years and 50 shows, he talks about the productions he’s most proud of, his new memoir, and the loss of his husband, the actor Antony Sher
Kate Kellaway
23, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM
Romeo, Macbeth, Hamlet and me: the ecstasy and agony of staging Shakespeare
From a literal knockout student production to inspiration from arachnids and a skull with an extraordinary backstory, the veteran director lifts the curtain on his career
Greg Doran
18, Apr, 2023 @9:47 AM
Never mind the nose: what makes Cyrano de Bergerac a hero for all time?
Edmond Rostand’s great romantic has drawn actors including Ralph Richardson, Antony Sher and James McAvoy to its lead role. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and heroic self-sacrifice
Michael Billington
11, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM
Antony Sher’s stand against apartheid | Brief letters
Letters: A committed anti-racist | Kissing at Christmas | Stuck in Ikea | Sudoku suggestion | Fine mess
Letters
05, Dec, 2021 @5:37 PM
Letters: Sir Antony Sher obituary
Richard Williams writes: It is a testament to Sher’s virtuoso performance that I was completely won over by it
Richard Williams and Richard McDonald
05, Dec, 2021 @3:26 PM
Antony Sher on acting: ‘You have simply got to be honest’
Antony Sher was not only a superb performer but also an insightful observer on the craft of acting and the theatre – as shown in these extracts
Chris Wiegand
03, Dec, 2021 @5:45 PM
Sir Antony Sher obituary
Celebrated stage actor who gave extraordinary performances in a long career with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Coveney
03, Dec, 2021 @2:21 PM
Antony Sher: a consummate Shakespearean and a man of staggering versatility
One of the most gifted actors of his era, Sher – who has died aged 72 – combined psychology and a keen sense of the visual in soul-baring performances
Michael Billington
03, Dec, 2021 @1:16 PM
Antony Sher, celebrated actor on stage and screen, dies aged 72
His vivid and moving performances, including an Olivier award-winning Richard III, made Sher one of the world’s most respected theatre actors
Chris Wiegand
03, Dec, 2021 @12:54 PM
Gregory Doran takes leave from RSC to care for terminally ill Antony Sher
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s artistic director has taken compassionate leave to care for his husband, the celebrated actor
Chris Wiegand
10, Sep, 2021 @10:13 AM
Antony Sher: was Shakespeare a misogynist?
King Lear’s disgust at women may show playwright had problem with them, actor says
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
09, Oct, 2018 @4:18 PM
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